HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 91 
Mr. Bowrr. This extra appropriation ? 
Mr. Gatioway. This extra appropriation. We had contemplated 
using part of the funds for the introduction of diversification of crops, 
the rotation of crops as a means and method for meeting the injuries 
and damage caused by this weevil. 
Mr. Bowrs. In the infected districts? 
Mr. Gauitoway. In the infected districts, and to a certain extent 
outside the infected districts, because if we confine ourselves to the 
infected districts, as soon as the infection would spread we would have 
to go right over the same ground there, whereas if we take it up in 
advance the people would be familiar with methods of rotation, methods 
of diversification, and other such methods which would be of value. 
Mr. Lever. Do you think, unless it is prevented, the boll weevil is 
bound to spread? 
Mr. Gatitoway. [think itis bound to spread anyway. I think it is 
going to spread, and we might ay well make up our minds that it is 
going to be with us, and make up our minds to meet it in every way 
we can, either in showing how cotton can be grown despite it, or in 
enabling cotton growers to grow something else in place of cotton. 
The Cuarrman. That was practically done with the wheat weevil. 
Mr. Gattoway. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Lams. The cotton growers will pretty soon find that out, will 
they not, about diversified crops? 
Mr. Gattoway. They will hang to cotton as long as they can. 
I will cite you one or two examples of this diversification in Texas. 
Some of the Texas farmers are going extensively into alfalfa. They 
find that they can grow alfalfa and make just as much money as they 
can by growing cotton, and the cost of handling the crop is not more 
than half the cost of handling cotton. One of the gentlemen in north 
Texas has put 800 acres in alfalfa, and this year he made about three 
tons to the acre, and when we were at his place he was getting $15 a 
ton for his crop. He had abandoned cotton entirely. 
Mr. Lams. But we must kill the boll weevil in order to take care of 
New England. 
Mr. Havucen. Doctor, are we to understand that part of this money 
is to be used to pay for the crop destroyed by the cotton-boll weevil? 
Mr. Gattoway. That is a matter I discussed at the outset. 
Mr. Haveen. I was out at the moment and I did not catch what you 
said. 
Mr. Burcess. Not to pay for any part of the crop that is destroyed. 
Mr. GatLtoway. Not to pay for anybody’s crop that is destroyed; 
but if, in cases of sporadic outbreak, it is found necessary or desirable 
to stamp out comparatively few acres of cotton, it might be proper for 
the Department to 
Mr. Burcess. In order to prevent the spread. 
Mr. Gattoway. To consider the question of reimbursing the grower 
for his cotton in order to prevent the spread of the weevil. 
Mr. Bowre. What you mean by that is, when a particular field is 
destroyed, such as you refer to in Louisiana? 
Mr. Gattoway. Yes. There are precedents for that. For example, 
in the State of Michigan, where they have a peach yellows law, the 
trees are taken out and destroyed, and where it is necessary to destroy 
trees that do not show infection the owner is frequently partially 
reimbursed on the recommendation of a board that acts on the matter 
