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294 AGRICULTTRAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1924. 



sources in obtaining a Tmt of 110 users. We liad an agent visit each 

 one of those farmers scattered throuo;hout the State to find out what 

 resuhs they had obtained, whether they had provided checks or not. j 

 Unfortunately in only 29 out of the 110 cases had the farmers pro- ' 

 vided checks.' So there was no direct reading of the results they nad 

 obtained. In 28 out of these 29 there was an increase in production { 

 ranging from one-seventh of a bale up to fully a bale to the acre. » 



Mr. Buchanan, They did report an increase of a bale to the acre, 

 did they ? 



Doctor Hunter. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Buchanan. I am afraid there is another Ananias Club down 

 there. 



Doctor Hunter. Some of them were your good citizens in the 

 county of Hidalgo. I have a full record tnat I will be glad to place 

 in your hands. 



In the majority of cases the farmers did not provide checks; they 

 did not seem to realize the importance of doing that sort of thing. 



Mr. Buchanan. Does the cost still remain about S6 or S8 an acre ? 



Doctor Hunter. It seldom goes as high as that. 



COST OF POISON PER ACRE. 



Mr. CoAD. The averages from costs from the various points this 

 year vary somewhat from the States, but around S2 to 85 an acre. 

 I do not believe we have any over S5 an acre for seasonal treatment. 



Mr. Buchanan. Is that poison applied with the big machines? 



Mr. CoAD. P^very type of machine available is included in the 

 records. For example, we have very excellent work 



Mr. Buchanan (interposing). How many applications ? 



Mr. Coad. Well, it varies even on the same property. For 

 example, you take a single property and in striking vour average 

 on the place some land may receive one or two applications and 

 another part as much as six applications. You wdi find it costs 

 right around 



Mr. Buchanan (interposing). 1 am not talking about the cost per 

 a(Te of one application or two applications; I am talking about the 

 cost per acre with one or two applications that are essential to get 

 the desired results. 



Mr. Coad. Yes, that is what 1 was talking about, the season's 

 treatment, in other words. 



Mr. Buchanan. ()n<> or two applications is not a season's treat- 

 • iK'iit, is it i 



Mr. OoAi). It is for some lands; yes. Take, for example, a great 

 deal of Texas area, and sometimes in Louisiana and Mississippi, 

 you have some areas adjoining timb(>rland or gins or ))oints of 

 nibcrnation, from where tlie boll weevils come out after hibernation 

 that mav rcfpiire four to six apj)lications. Other areas adjoining 

 those will take perhaps but two to four: other areas infested only 

 late in the season re(|uire (me or two applications merely to prot<?ct 



flw VolU)'/ linlls. 



UKVKI.UPMKNT MKTIIODH TO CONTROI- BOI.I. WEEVIL. 



Mr. Bu( HANAN. lias the department given any consideration to ' 

 the reconunendatictn «>f this Florida university^ ^ 



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