Fig. 181. Map Showing Distribution of The Cotton-boll Weevil in 1913

Fig. 181. Map Showing Distribution of The Cotton-boll Weevil in 1913

In adopting the first method mentioned the cotton growers have found that by the careful selection of seed, by early planting, by a free use of fertilizers containing phosphoric acid, and by frequent plowing, they can mature a crop about thirty days earlier than they usually do. In this way a good crop can be harvested before the weevils are ready to be most destructive.