10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLL WEEVIL»
Discover the use of
boll weevil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
boll weevil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South
Boll Weevil Blues brings together these cultural, environmental, and agricultural narratives in a novel and important way that allows us to reconsider the making of the modern American South.
2
A Memory of Trains: The
Boll Weevil and Others
This is the way that Louis D. Rubin, Jr., remembers steam railroading during the days when trains were still the dominant mode of American intercity travel.
When a very, very small beetle decides to attend a ball, he won't let anything stop him -- not even the danger of being squished on the dance floor.
4
Controlling the
boll weevil in cotton seed and at ginneries
The extent to which cotton seed and ginneries are factors in the dissemination of
the boll weevil has not been realized generally. During the present season the
Bureau of Entomology has paid particular attention to this matter and has ...
Walter David Hunter, 1904
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Cotton
Boll Weevil: Anthonomus Grandis Boh. : Abstracts of ...
During 1957, LD-50 values varied among populations from different localities as
follows: for toxaphene, from 12.5 to 6 1 .8 fi. g . per gm. of boll weevil; for endrin,
from 0.8 to 3.5ug. per gm; for Guthion, from 0.9 to 2.3 jig. per gm. There was no ...
6
Cotton
Boll Weevil: An Evaluation of USDA Programs : a Report
The test area selected was considered to be one of the most difficult areas in
which to achieve eradication of the boll weevil. The data from the two-year test
completed in l973 did not conclusively demonstrate the feasibility of eradicating
the ...
7
The
boll weevil express: a novel
A bored northern California farm boy and a brother and sister from an orphanage decide to run away to Idaho but find themselves down and out in San Francisco.
8
Methods of Controlling the
Boll Weevil: Advice Based on the ...
EGYPTIAN COTTON AND THE BOLL WEEVIL. Peculiar circumstances
surrounding one of the Department's experimental fields of Egyptian cotton at
San Antonio gave rise during the past season to a belief that such cotton is
exempt from ...
Walter David Hunter, 1903
9
The Control of the
Boll Weevil, Including Results of Recent ...
THE CONTROL OF THE BOLL WEEVIL RECOMMENDATIONS. The work of the
Bureau of Entomology for several years has indicated that there is not even a
remote probability that the boll weevil will ever be exterminated. As a matter of
fact, ...
Walter David Hunter, 1905
10
The use of Paris green in controlling the cotton
boll weevil
During the past season there has been a very extensive use of Paris green in an
attempt to control the boll weevil in Texas. This has been due to several mistaken
conceptions about the habits of the pest, as well as man}* misconstructions of ...
Walter David Hunter, 1904
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLL WEEVIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
boll weevil is used in the context of the following news items.
Jody Fuller: A night at the Golden Cherry
... friends from Enterprise who have never visited the Boll Weevil Monument. Well, I was in the same boat with respect to the Golden Cherry, so I ... «Opelika Auburn News, Jul 15»
Arizona cotton acreage slides 75 percent in last 22 years
Accordingly, Liesner says this year's cotton acres have fewer pink bollworm (PBW) and boll weevil ACPC-placed traps - 1,391 PBW traps this ... «Western Farm Press, Jul 15»
Veteran Rendezvous
... AMVETS members and veterans of all branches of service including national guard and reserve veterans at Ryan's Buffet at 609 Boll Weevil Cir, in Enterprise. «WTVY, Dothan, Jul 15»
Horsepower salute to the Fourth
And there will be a band, Boll Weevil is providing food and there will be more cars and more tire smoke. This informal show manages to attract ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
Show 'n Shine
And there will be a band, Boll Weevil is providing food and there will be more cars and more tire smoke. Info: www.JBAracing.com. July 12: ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
Cotton acreage reaches record low, sorghum acres triple in 2015
... estimate generated earlier in June by the Boll Weevil Eradication Board, which put total planted cotton acres in Arkansas at 198,500 acres. «Pine Bluff Commercial, Jul 15»
John Kennedy: Real financial problem is state spending
Many of these statutory dedications, such as the Transportation Trust Fund, the Rainy Day Fund, and funds such as the Boll Weevil Eradication ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jul 15»
KENNEDY: Louisiana Has A Spending Problem, Not A Revenue …
Many of these statutory dedications, such as the Transportation Trust Fund, the Rainy Day Fund, and funds such as the Boll Weevil Eradication ... «The Hayride, Jun 15»
Cotton crops hit bottom with delays, price drop
A good indicator, he said, was the estimate from the Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Board, which had to make its own assessment of acres in ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jun 15»
Local Lions Club donates money, appoints new president
At this year's Boll Weevil 100, the club raised $10,712 to be used for various charities. According to Cully, this was the most the race has ever ... «Dothan Eagle, Jun 15»
