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"There is," the scientific people say, "but you 

 must give us time." 



"And in what way?" 



"We can tell you, so far, only indefinitely, but 

 several things are being tried," comes back the 

 answer. 



And many things are being done. Every sug- 

 gestion having merit is considered. Experts from 

 the Department of Agriculture at Washington, 

 Experiment Stations, and private parties, all are 

 exerting themselves to the utmost that this question 

 may be answered, and some practical remedy 

 applied. 



Some one heard of an ant in Guatemala that is 

 a natural enemy of the Boll Weevil, and parties 

 were at once dispatched to study it and to make 

 friends with this new-found ally. 



The ant was found and brought to our shores 

 where a hospitable welcome awaited it, but the 

 climate was colder than it was accustomed to, and 

 many of the specimens- died. But some are adapt- 

 ing themselves to their new environment, and in 

 course of time the ant may become indeed a 

 friend and ally to the cotton planter. In the mean- 

 time we must wait and not neglect other ways of 

 ridding the land of the fatal beetle. 



:< What more can be done, and how can we help ?" 

 the farmer asks. 



'You can help in many ways: you can make 

 life miserable to your enemies. See how they use 

 your property grass, brush, rubbish for winter 

 quarters: will you permit them to do this ?" 



And you can disturb them much: old rubbish, 

 grass, and brush you can burn and so destroy 

 thousands; for in destroying their winter quarters 

 you subject them to hardships that in the end will 



