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The next point, ‘‘ Studies of enemies of the insect,” will also be dis- 
cussed by Doctor Howard. 
“Securing and distributing seed of cotton known to have special 
value for earliness and productiveness and ability to resist the weevil.” 
On this particular item the views of the Secretary are very pronounced. 
He believes that the Department should not undertake the mere dis- 
tribution of seed, so far as replantirig of infested areas is concerned, 
but he does think it would be wise to distribute such seed as might be 
developed by these breeding and selection experiments, in so far as it 
would result in demonstrating that particular kind of seed, and then 
stop. 
The CHaIRMAN. Of course you can not produce any seed now from 
your experiments, can you? 
Mr. Gattoway. We can not produce any seed, but we can find 
through the South high-grade types of cotton which might be very 
valuable for experimental purposes. 
The Cuarrman. I see. - 
Mr. Gattoway. And the idea of this plan was to use about $10,000 
in the purchase and distribution of such things as might prove 
promising in these particular regions. 
Then the last item, ‘‘ General propaganda,” which is explained quite 
enough, probably, by the statement which the Secretary has made 
himself, that the idea would be to bring into cooperation the agricul- 
tura) colleges, the State boards of agriculture, and all organized bodies 
where it is practicable to do so, to the end of giving a better under- 
standing to the people of what is being done and what is being accom- 
plished in this general work of meeting the emergencies of the case 
by lectures, by combining with farmers’ institutes, by the distribution 
of pamphlets, and in every other way bringing to the attention of the 
people the necessity for a diversification, the necessity for destroying 
infested material, the necessity for planting early maturing sorts, and 
the other questions that have been outlined. 
Taking that as an entire proposition, the money involved amounts 
to about $90,000, and adding the $50,000 that was suggested there 
merely as a tentative suggestion in the matter of demonstrating the 
value of early maturing sorts and varieties, would make $140,000 for 
these separate lines of work. 
Of course I offer that simply as a suggestion, because Dr. Howard, 
who is more familiar with that line of work than I am, and who has 
already made up his tentative estimate, will discuss that when the 
time comes. 
If there are any questions that I have not touched upon, any points 
that you wish made plainy I would be very glad indeed to explain 
them to the best of my ability. : 
Mr. Apams. Mr. Chairman, I would like to recur to the question 
1 asked, and follow it up a little. You propose to investigate the sub- 
ject of this weevil, and in connection with that you gather and spread 
information in reference to other crops that can take the place of cot- 
ton, which is given up because of the existence of this weevil. Is it 
not likely to be true that you can make a demonstration so complete 
that a man who is successfully growing cotton will be inclined to change 
his business because of the exhaustion of the soil and the inferior crops? 
Mr. Gattoway. That is very true; and, if it is accomplished, it 
