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Latin-Asa Cotton Growers Link Insect Control to Record Returns
The Latin-Asa community near Waco Texas reports 1950 insect control boosted area yield and income with every farmer spraying early season. Led by W D Walker Jim Warner C S Lankart and entomologist Ewing the program sprayed 3084 acres across 21 farms achieving 8 percent weevil infestation and $78.44 per acre profit. The effort relied on 100 percent farmer cooperation and timing to protect beneficial insects and finish harvest early.
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Texas
Waco
K. P. Ewing
South
Charlie Parencia
Stonewall Jackson
Satin-Asa
E. P. Ewing
Wharton County
W. D. Walker
Ewing
Jim Warner
C. S. Lankart
Parencia
Patterson
McLennan
Ross
Falls
D. E. Birkes
Birkes
Mr. Lankart
Everett Holland
Walker