| 单词 | boll |
| 例句 | There was the feeling of impersonal plenty when I saw a boll of cotton whose cup had spilt over and straggled its white fleece toward the earth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Beginning in the spring of 1919, the insect known as the boll weevil had destroyed entire cotton crops, throwing thousands of black agricultural workers out of work. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I tried to pick with both hands, just like Roberto, but could only pick one cotton boll at a time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the board up, releasing boll weevils, pill bugs, and a small spider from their homes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But I had seen the fingers cut by the mean little cotton bolls, and I had witnessed the backs and shoulders and arms and legs resisting any further demands. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The bolls were swelling on the plants, performing their miraculous transformation from hard green pods into fluffy white spheres. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Round white faces like an endless field of cotton bolls, all the same material. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I had trouble reaching the cotton bolls at the very top of the tall plants, so I leaned against the plants and pushed them over with my body until they touched the ground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z How curious that one who’d never picked a boll or dug a trench or experienced the cat-o’-nine-tails had come to speak for those who had been defined by those things. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And I said, “Can’t afford no air-conditioning. Them things eat current like a boll weevil on cotton.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The unsprayed cotton suffered less damage to fruits and later to mature bolls than the sprayed, and in twice-sprayed fields the yield of seed cotton dropped significantly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The fields are brown and crisp with dead cotton stalks, defoliated so the machines can get to the bolls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Before that year, only limited use had been made of organic insecticides for the control of the boll weevil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Next month the bolls would explode into whiteness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Ajarry died in the cotton, the bolls bobbing around her like whitecaps on the brute ocean. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The vast fields burst with hundreds of thousands of white bolls, strung like stars in the sky on the clearest of clear nights. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As a finishing touch, we arranged cotton bolls on the boughs to look like snow, something we had all heard about but never seen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The plants were about three feet tall and partially hidden between their dry brown leaves were many cotton bolls. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “But remember,” he said firmly, “cotton bolls are like roses. They are pretty but they can hurt you.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Everyone is waiting for the same thing, for the cotton bolls to open. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As we eat, Daddy and the Senator talk about cotton prices, boll weevils. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Fire ants have been observed picking larvae of the boll weevil off cotton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Now other laboratories of the Department are taking up the problem, testing chemicals against stable flies, mosquitoes, boll weevils, and an assortment of fruit flies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I then stood on them while I stooped over and picked the cotton bolls. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa explained that the flowers would close and form hard green bulbs which, in turn, would open to become cotton bolls. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In 1915, Mother Nature added to blacks’ suffering when a tiny insect pest, the boll weevil, spread through the cotton crop, destroying the South’s major source of income. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But in the Andean past, the long, puffy bolls of South American cotton, some varieties naturally tinted pink, blue, or yellow, were the soft underpinning of Andean culture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I held the cotton shells steady from underneath with my left hand while I picked the bolls with my right hand and piled them on the ground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If he prophesied that the cotton in today’s field was going to be sparse and stick to the bolls like glue, every listener would grunt a hearty agreement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides boll weevils, rain is just about the worst thing that can happen at harvest time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Lightning would strike from the sky any instant; there would be a thunderclap, a boll of smoke, a silence, footsteps on the path, a rap on the crystalline door, and her running to answer.... The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach said the farmers had planted and harvested their cotton early this year because of the boll weevil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the town, in the fields, the cotton would pop into bolls and travel into sacks, picked this time by white hands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On either side of me, the cotton fields are a glaring green, fat with bolls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The whole of the 19th century before the Civil War,” Dr. Gates told him, “this side of your family never picked one boll of cotton.” TV’s Genealogy Craze Yields Game Shows and Paper Chases but Also Interesting Lessons 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Russell reaches further into history with fabric work that includes an elaborate wall hanging, doll-like figures and cotton bolls on branches. In the galleries: Heading home 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Cut your cotton bolls, leaving an inch of the main stem. How to DIY a Colonial Williamsburg-style holiday swag 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Her child cried, and it distracted her, slowed the accumulation of cotton bolls in her sack. Raising a black son in the US: ‘He had never taken a breath, and I was already mourning him’ 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Angelou had grown up among field workers, seeing "fingers cut by the mean little cotton bolls," she wrote in "Caged Bird." Maya Angelou, a daughter of the South, a voice for us all 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The fruit of the cotton boll flower is harvested as a boll, with its fibers transformed into clothing or pulp for paper. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The cotton boll flower is harvested and its fibers transformed into clothing or pulp for paper. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Souloukna Mourga plodded through his flooded millet and cotton field in northern Cameroon and uprooted soggy stems that had a few bolls on them. Nigerians trade waste material for health insurance 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z When the idea of a boll weevil eradication program was floated in Texas in the 1990s, Niemann and others griped about the cost. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Cotton picking occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce bolls through the fall and early winter. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z He also spent time in San Francisco, where he made a living drawing boll weevils for pesticide ads, before moving to New York. Claes Oldenburg, a whimsical father of pop art, dies at 93 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The cotton boll weevil is considered a major pest because of the damage it does to cotton plants. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z So the migration is as much about work and the boll weevil as it is about this notion of opportunity. Imani Perry on how the racial sins of the South belong to us all 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z By the 1970s, one-third of all pesticides applied in the United States were used to fight the boll weevil, according to the USDA. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The pigtails seem to sprout the cotton bolls rising from plants behind them. Review: Alison Saar's poetic chronicles of Black womanhood 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Pratt gins used circular disks, called “saws,” that spun under mesh screens to remove the lint from the bolls. Thanks to Auburn, historic cotton gin returns to Prattville 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z After several days’ bloom, the flowers wither, leaving pods called bolls that dry in the sun until they split to reveal globes of snowy cellulose: cotton. Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z He remembers when growing up that trucks carrying cotton across the bridge were inspected for boll weevils that could devastate crops. States with stricter covid-19 restrictions watch lax neighbors warily, knowing the virus does not respect borders 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z In the Lone Star State, boll weevil traps with pheromones are set up around fields and along roadsides. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The cadenced distribution of cotton bolls across the picture just over their heads evokes musical notes written on a staff. Review: Alison Saar's poetic chronicles of Black womanhood 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z As children in the 1960s, Collier and his siblings worked the cotton fields around Black Swamp, lugging burlap sacks up and down long rows and pulling white bolls from between the plants’ needle-like stems. Along the Mississippi, Obamacare's neglected legacy: civil rights 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z According to a news release from the state agriculture department, the boll weevil program started in Tennessee in 1994. Bug off: Tennessee cotton farmers keep boll weevil program 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The boll weevil program was first implemented in Tennessee in 1994 and let cotton producers join other cotton-producing states in spraying, trapping and monitoring the insects. Tennessee to poll cotton growers on keeping boll weevil fee 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Dodson has seen his yields double since the program started and the eradication of the boll weevil has been fruitful for the state’s wider economy. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z A cotton boll includes the hard, sharp-edged protective case inside of which the cotton develops. ‘That did not happen’: Virginia’s ‘cotton situation’ misrepresented, some parents and pages say 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z To complete the picture, his fellow-diggers address him as “boll weevil” and treat him like dirt. The Grim Rapacity of “The Iron Orchard” 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z The program allows cotton producers to team with other states to spray, trap, and conduct surveillance for controlling boll weevils. Bug off: Tennessee cotton farmers keep boll weevil program 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The state says Tennessee officially eradicated the boll weevil in 2009, but the program currently monitors boll weevils and aims to prevent their reappearance. Tennessee to poll cotton growers on keeping boll weevil fee 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z As close as they are to eradicating the boll weevil completely, farmers and the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation aren’t in the clear just yet. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z She alleged in a letter that Northam singled out three black students in a group of about 20 as she handed out cotton bolls and talked about imagining slavery. ‘That did not happen’: Virginia’s ‘cotton situation’ misrepresented, some parents and pages say 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The project kicks off Thursday, when the first four boll weevils are to be unveiled. Bollweevil it or not, Alabama town gets giant insects as art 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z He reached out and plucked a sopping wet cotton boll off of a brown, rotting stem and held it between his fingers, shaking his head. Farmers reeling after record rain in 2018 destroys crops 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z A boll weevil monument in Enterprise pays tribute the agricultural pest that prompted the region’s shift from cotton to peanuts and other crops. In Alabama, a onetime Trump critic fights GOP challenger 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z They have to make sure there is nowhere for the boll weevil to live until cotton is planted again in late March. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Celina, who is African American, said Northam passed around raw cotton bolls and tobacco leaves for the whole tour group to touch. ‘That did not happen’: Virginia’s ‘cotton situation’ misrepresented, some parents and pages say 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The cotton was planted in rows, the fluffy white cotton bolls emerging in late summer. Fifty years on, the Mississippi town that sparked Dr King's poverty fight 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z They are a miniature battalion, camouflaged for stealthy advance by cotton bolls poking up from their braids. Alison Saar turns things 'Topsy Turvy' at L.A. Louver 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Cotton quality is most commonly determined by the length of the fiber, or staple, that emerges when a tuft is pulled out of a cotton boll. Special Report: How Monsanto's GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z But even if South Texas does its part, there’s still the issue of boll weevils that come across the Rio Grande from Mexico. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z An estimated $150 million worth of cotton has been lost as the storms ripped the bolls off plants and left white fiber strewn across fields. Harvey's floods scatter cattle in Texas, swamp cotton fields 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z My memory of holding a freshly picked cotton boll with its seeds, dark and large; seeing fields of poppies, deserts blooming after rain; watching for horned toads, lizards, scorpions, and a rattlesnake. Essential California: Getting ready for the wild weed ride of 2018 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The foundation and similar programs in other states borrowed money from the FSA to eradicate the boll weevil. Arkansas lowering boll weevil assessments for farmers 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Cotton quality is most commonly determined by the length of the fiber, or staple, that emerges when a tuft is pulled out of a cotton boll. Special Report: How Monsanto's GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Then, in early September, boll weevils were found in a 62-acre field south of McAllen, just miles from the Mexico border. In U.S., ruinous cotton boll weevils are exiled to a ‘last frontier’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z An estimated $150 million worth of cotton has been lost as the storms ripped the bolls off plants and left white fiber strewn across fields. Harvey's floods scatter cattle in Texas, swamp cotton fields 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Cotton farming returned only sporadically, most recently in 2004, the same year the state began a boll weevil eradication program. Boll Weevil: A Scourge That America and Mexico Fight Together 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Tropical storm-force winds and 12 inches of rain from Hurricane Matthew battered 700 acres of his cotton just as the bolls began to open, resulting in hardlock that made picking nearly impossible. Disasters for county farmers create uncertain future 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Duke agreed that they and Trump and Breitbart seem to have "the rank and file" but that "boll weevils are still in those cotton balls." Trump's True Colors 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Susan Lenz’s “Cotton, Triangular Trade” is a circular curtain of dangling cotton bolls, hit here and there with black spray paint. These stories of displaced families are told in fabric, needle and thread 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Some lawmakers considered the cotton boll, harkening back to the state’s Southern, cotton plantation roots. Everything’s better in Texas with bluebonnets on it 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Thought to be native to Mexico and Central America, the boll weevil is a beetle that attacks cotton plants. Boll Weevil: A Scourge That America and Mexico Fight Together 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Between them, perched on a cotton boll, an unlikely hero turns its beady eyes to the future. The Beetle That Helped Alabama Adapt to a Changing Environment 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Every August, the bolls—pregnant pods just smaller than a golf ball—burst open, allowing their white cellulosic fiber to spring outward from hearty, splayed leaves and a small seed. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Hayes was taken by No. 9, a portrait of boll weevils eating into crops, and imagined “a brood of boll weevils migrating to the U.S./In bales of Mexican cotton.” Poets honor ‘Migration’ paintings of Jacob Lawrence 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Hayes was taken by No. 9, a portrait of boll weevils eating into crops, and imagined "a brood of boll weevils migrating to the U.S./In bales of Mexican cotton." Poets honor 'Migration' paintings of Jacob Lawrence 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The lingering boll weevil problem is all the more remarkable — and, for American cotton growers, frustrating — considering the relatively puny size of the cotton industry in Tamaulipas. Boll Weevil: A Scourge That America and Mexico Fight Together 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z By 1919, town leaders were confident enough in their collective future to commission a cast-iron statue from Italy, a permanent monument to the boll weevil, Enterprise’s “herald of prosperity.” The Beetle That Helped Alabama Adapt to a Changing Environment 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Modern tractors, called cotton pickers, drive a comb through the fields, plucking the drying bolls from their stems and shooting them through a mechanical snorkel into a large basket being towed behind. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z This purplish chap below is a boll weevil - found on the front porch of a suburban house. The art of science - Wellcome Images 2015 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z He chose Elyria because a relative had said jobs were sprouting there like bolls on a cotton plant. | Donna's Diner: This Land: In the Hard Fall of a Favorite Son, a Reminder of a City’s Scars 2012-10-17T01:29:55Z Nectar glands on ribs of leaves and on bracts of buds, blooms and bolls. Texas Honey Plants 2012-04-04T02:00:58.927Z To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Another basket, or “boll buggy,” dumps the load into a compressor, which packs the cotton into a brick 8 feet tall and 32 feet long. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z His wife had got a boll of meal from the destitution fund, but besides that, she had only two barrels of potatoes. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z "We weren't——" I began, but suddenly I saw the white bolls of the sycamores redden with the westering sun; we must have been three hours covering what was at most a half hour's walk. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Without disturbing their fragile bolls, she extracts each worm with a firm pinch. Victoria’s Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton 2011-12-15T06:55:44Z A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Barren roadside is replaced by thousands of acres of cotton fields, their bright, leafy green stalks and white, puffy bolls in neat rows that unravel for miles. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z He was married, with five young children, and they had been living exclusively on potatoes, occasionally with fish, for three months, until they got a half boll of meal from a destitution fund. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Where golden fruited orange blossoms, Green lemon grove and bower, And where the tall magnolia looms, With proud imperial flower, Where bursting from their ripened bolls, The cotton spreads the plain. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z One of the cotton farmer’s greatest enemies is the boll worm, which can quickly destroy an entire crop if left unchecked. Victoria’s Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton 2011-12-15T06:55:44Z Franklin, of course, was writing before the day of the trust, the high protective tariff, the San José scale and the boll weevil. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z His identity is wrapped up in those prickly bolls out in his fields. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Double the amount of cotton was planted this year in the state’s four southernmost counties, and the fields along many rural roads are still dotted with white bolls. Don teased drought-stricken Texas with more rain, but left state barely damp on way to Mexico 2011-07-30T13:48:47Z In the agricultural sector, cotton farms in the southern coastal bend of Texas in Don's path are due for harvest next month August, with open plant bolls that a drenching could damage. Gulf oil producers cut some output on Tropical Storm Don 2011-07-28T21:51:46Z After about 50 paces, she emerges to see the work that awaits her: row upon row of bolls bursting with cotton. Victoria’s Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton 2011-12-15T06:55:44Z Flax-threshers for beating the grain from the bolls of the cured flax plant, removing the bolls, releasing and cleaning the seed, are also a modern invention. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Here I first saw cotton in the fields, being the unpulled bolls of the autumn crop, which had not been thought worth gathering. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Then, by accident largely, I chanced upon the plot to bull the cotton market by introducing the boll weevil into the uninfested cotton area, and checked that. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z This is the cotton worm of the South, there called boll worm. Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them 2011-05-10T02:00:58.433Z We have also been dealing with an invasion from Guatemala for some time, the boll weevil. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z In the sky, large, white cumulous clouds like great bolls of cotton, floated leisurely northward. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z I saw a beauty leather mat the other day with a cotton boll design that puffed right up from the background. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z The General also found the tree under which, faint from his bleeding wound, he sat down to rest, placing its protecting boll between his back and the British bullets, as he leaned against it. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z The fruit or boll is round, containing five cells, each of which is again divided into two, thus forming ten divisions, each of which contains a single seed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Formerly the price was struck by the boll, commonly the Linlithgowshire boll; now the imperial quarter is always used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Bud raised his own rifle, centered the ivory bead of the front sight in the notched rear, and aimed at a puff of snow that clung like a boll of cotton to the stump. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z In many sections the yield of flax exceeded earlier expectations, although in places, winds which blew off the boll caused some loss. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z I uster farm 'till de boll weevil start in dis part of de country. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z All week they wear they hair all roll up with cotton they unfold from the cotton boll. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z Toward fall, when the heat of the sun is constant and intense, the bolls will mature and open in six weeks from the blossom. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z As an earnest of his threat he drove his axe to the eye into the boll of the tree. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z These remain after the petals have dropped, to serve as a protection to the bolls. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z Down in Texas Hawks flew over the cotton fields with arsenic to kill the boll weevils. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z The times I hated most was pickin' cotton when the frost was on the bolls. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z During the succeeding night, and morning, that is, about forty-eight hours after they first open, they always drop off while of a deep violet colour, leaving the young capsule or boll. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z There are three methods of destroying the squares, bolls, and foliage of the cotton stalks: 1. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Six weeks after it begins blossoming the first bolls are ready for picking. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z “If we don’t whip this thing, it’s going to be like the boll weevil did to cotton,” said Mr. Perry, who is also chairman of the Georgia Cotton Commission. U.S. Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds 2010-05-04T01:32:00Z Wild carrots and wild flax abound; the former are especially sought for by sheep, while the bolls of the latter are considered fattening for all stock. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Those who have tried this system on a large scale say, that the increase is in the ratio of 111 to 80 bolls per acre. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 On each front leg of the boll weevil are two spines—one somewhat larger than the other. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Then with unsteady steps she went on to the edge of the highway and leaned against the boll of a tall poplar. The Tempering If the staple isn't taken from the boll in time the weather stains and ruins it. The Cottage of Delight A Novel It is probably connected with the large number of words, such as “boll,” “ball,” “bowl,” &c., which stand for a round object. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It's like a field of cotton with the stuff lying around in heaps, but with some bolls still sticking to the plant. The Shadow The boll weevil is usually from one-fourth to three-eighths of an inch long and about half as broad. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z In this way the bolls are more or less crushed and the lint when removed contains a mixture of husk, leaves, etc. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products The cotton had burst its bolls, the sugar-cane given up its sweets, the tobacco was stored, the fruits preserved. Maid Sally “Boll” is also used, chiefly in Scotland and the north of England, as a measure of weight for flour = 140 ℔, and of capacity for grain: 16 pecks = 1 boll. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The first flowers usually appear in June, and the bolls ripen from early in August. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Hibernation: The immature weevils in the squares and bolls are usually killed during the winter. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z The bolls are dropped into the sieve through the opening and it is then revolved by hand by means of an axle which passes through it longitudinally. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Another witch had her spirit hidden in the boll of a tree; and there she held long conversations with this ghastly Ariel, he answering in a hollow ghoustie voice, as might be expected. Witch Stories Men plucked the cotton from the bolls at their feet and stuffed it in their ears. Army of the Cumberland and the Battle of Stone's River It is a peculiarity of the cotton-plant to lose a great many of its blooms and bolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The boll weevil means diversified farming and stock raising. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z This is a dangerous practice as the bolls ripen late and much cotton is spoilt by the early autumn rains. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products On the same day the garrison of Berwick brought out of the east end of the Mers six hundred bolls of corn, and took prisoner Patrick Home, brother’s son to the laird of Ayton. Border Raids and Reivers A cotton has been produced which combines early growth, by which it escapes the ravages of the boll weevil, with the long fiber of the finest Sea Island varieties. The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics It has frequently been noted that even well-fertilized plants upon good soil will mature only 15 or 20% of the bolls produced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The boll weevil prefers squares to bolls and as long as the cotton puts on sufficient squares to furnish it with the necessary food it will not attack many bolls. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z They had such pleasant times with her that they were always sorry when the boll rang for Bible class, and they had to say good-by and run away. Ruby at School The cotton growers are suffering a loss of one hundred million dollars a year by reason of the ravages of the boll weevil. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories The occasion of the meetings was the approach of the boll weevil to their districts. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The careless gathering of dead leaves and twigs, and the soiling of the cotton by earth or by the natural colouring matter from the bolls, injure the quality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" This book was prepared to furnish information on farming in the boll weevil territory. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z “I stand opposed to any man, Mr. Ellis, who, to enrich himself, and for the purpose of revenge, spreads the boll weevil in the cotton fields of the South.” Carmen Ariza The chief obstacle preventing the successful combating of the cotton boll weevil in the South has been the difficulty of securing united action in the necessary cultural measures for its control. The Farmer and His Community The purpose of this was to meet the boll weevil with a territory in which he would find no food. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology These do not drop, but as the grubs develop the cotton is ruined and the bolls usually become discoloured and crack, their contents being rendered useless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" In boll weevil territory, we would likewise advocate “intensive” cotton growing—smaller acreage to cotton with more thorough cultivation—as a good step toward securing early and profitable cotton crops. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z A complete Cotton plant consists of roots, stems, leaves, bolls, seed and lint. The Story of the Cotton Plant Coffee plantations brought their owners handsome incomes until about twenty years ago, when the blight, more devastating than the cotton boll weevil, came with destruction as swift as that which befell Sennacherib. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions In 1908 when the floods and boll weevil worked such general havoc in the southwestern corner of the State, labor agents from the Delta went down and carried away thousands of families. Negro Migration during the War The Indians in part of Guatemala raise cotton, although the boll weevil is abundant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Plants of this structure fruit early, rapidly and are well adapted to boll weevil conditions. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z They attack different parts of the plant during its growth, and when the bolls are formed they commit great havoc among these by boring through and completely ruining the immature fibre. The Story of the Cotton Plant He was in charge of a Government department having to do with Oriental beetles, Hessian flies, boll weevils and such, and it seemed his life had been just one bug after another. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Natchez did not suffer a serious loss of population until the invasion of the boll weevil and the floods. Negro Migration during the War Also, inside the young bolls which had been pierced a similar proliferation or growth of the tissue was set up, which enveloped and killed the pest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Weevils’ Food Supply: The foliage, squares and bolls on cotton stalks constitute the weevils’ sole food supply. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Living as it does in the boll and in the ground for a great part of its existence, it will be exceedingly difficult to get at. The Story of the Cotton Plant Each Martian possessed two arms on each side of a huge, powerful torso, and legs that were like the bolls of trees, compared to the slender limbs of Earthlings. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Greenwood, with a population evenly balanced between the white and black, had passed through the unusual crisis of bad crops and the invasion of the boll weevil. Negro Migration during the War They bore holes and penetrate into flower-buds and young bolls, causing them to drop. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Cotton is one of the greatest cash crops, and while it should be the main money crop in the boll weevil territory north of latitude 32, it should not be the only cash crop grown. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z It does most damage during the larvæ stage, eating up the tender portions of the boll while in residence here. The Story of the Cotton Plant The bolls containing cotton, will grow well into the Autumn, and even in Winter new bolls will be formed, and it is only a killing frost, which terminates the productive force of the plant. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 Thousands came from the flood and boll weevil districts to Birmingham. Negro Migration during the War Paris green kills it in its young stages before it has entered the buds or bolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" He later devoted a number of years to the special study of the boll weevil in the cotton fields of these states as special agent for the Farmers’ Co-operative Demonstration Work. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Gathering the crop before the boll is properly ripened and matured. The Story of the Cotton Plant When the bolls are ripe, they open, and then the picking commences. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 It is estimated that more than 8,000 negroes left Adams county during the first two years of the boll weevil period. Negro Migration during the War The boll worm is widely spread through the tropical and temperate zones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" If we are to succeed in growing cotton under boll weevil conditions we must— 1. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Then again in the same boll all fibres do not ripen together just as all apples on the same tree do not ripen together. The Story of the Cotton Plant In addition, the boll weevil has become a dreaded enemy of the cotton plant. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 The enormous demand for labor and the changing conditions brought about by the boll weevil in certain parts of the South have caused an exodus of negroes which may be serious. Negro Migration during the War The larvae suck the sap from the young bolls and seeds, causing shrivelling and reduction in quantity of fibre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The boll weevil prevented the above late cotton from making a single boll. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z On the third day they fade completely, and the development of the boll begins. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States The finest Egyptian cotton, free from the boll weevil scourge, may also be grown successfully and is fast becoming one of the staple products of the State. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer The negro is going because he is the most unfortunate of the victims of the combined disaster this year of the flood and the boll weevil. Negro Migration during the War Small red-brown spots appear on the bolls, gradually enlarge, and develop into irregular black and grey patches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The Mexican cotton boll weevil never feeds upon okra, peas, beans or other plants unless captured and placed in confinement and then only to a slight extent. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Besides army worms, cut worms, locusts, green flies, leaf bugs, blister mites, and several others, nature has produced and rendered extremely prolific and hardy, these two particular pests, the boll weevil and the boll worm. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States The appearance of the boll weevil, an insect which attacks the cotton boll, has materially changed the character of agriculture in areas of cotton culture in the South. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Following the ravages of the boll weevil, the idea gained wide application. Negro Migration during the War The damage may be only slight, or the entire boll may ripen prematurely and become dry and dead. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Attempts to Destroy Weevils with Poison: In territory newly infested with the boll weevil, attempts continue to be made to destroy the weevils by poisoning. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z The little gray beetle that the world knows as 42 the cotton boll weevil is responsible for most of this. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States Scientists are now looking for some insect enemy of the boll weevil that will restore the equilibrium. Introduction to the Science of Sociology On the other hand, the march of the boll weevil, that stripped the cotton fields of the South, was from west to east. Negro Migration during the War Pickers are trained to recognize the best plants, “that is, those most productive, earliest in ripening, and having the largest, best formed and most numerous bolls.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Life and Habits: The eggs are laid within the squares and bolls of the cotton plant. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z If a weevil arrives on the scene after the bolls have begun to form, she lays her eggs in those with a fine indifference. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States He has been prosperous up from slavery, until the boll weevil made its appearance on his farm and the depression came on the country at large, in 1929. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Owing to the depredations of the boll weevil, many others went north. Negro Migration during the War Season of Maturing.—Seed should be selected from early and late opening bolls, according to requirements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The most conspicuous indication of the presence of the boll weevil is the flaring of the square. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z These bolls will not drop, but the grubs ruin the cotton they contain. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States As soon as she was gone he jumped up, shook the straw from himself, and said in a very passion of longing, Bo, boll, bill, bole. Once on a Time “A mottled Danish horse I’ve got, In Sadbylund was born; He bears each time that he goes to mill Full sixty bolls of corn.” The King's Wake and Other Ballads Special interest attaches to experiments made in the United States to endeavour to raise races of cotton resistant to the boll weevil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" There are a few characteristics, however, that will assist anyone in separating the boll weevil from the numerous other weevils that are often mistaken for it. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z The boll worm is very similar to the corn worm with which all housewives are familiar, and indeed corn is its favorite diet. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States I say my spell every now and then—you remember the one: 'Bo, boll, bill bole. Once on a Time He looked at her admiringly, at the thin supple body and long light arms that could reach so far among the cotton bolls. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Resistance to Weather.—Strong winds and heavy rains do much damage to cotton by blowing or beating the lint out of the bolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" These figures certainly emphasize very strikingly the value of early fall destruction of the boll weevil’s food supply. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Despite the ravage of insects and diseases, when a well-tended field of cotton is ripening, one would think from the number of bolls per plant, that the owner’s fortune was surely made. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States "He stood up and holding up his hand said impressively: "Bo, boll, bill, bole. Once on a Time A cylinder, 2½ feet high, for measuring the size of a cotton boll by water displacement. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 Flowering and fruiting go on continually, although in diminishing degree, until the advent of frost, which kills the flowers and young bolls and so puts an end to the production of cotton for the season. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" History: The cotton boll weevil is not a native of the United States. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Unfortunately, the plants shed bolls as well as buds and flowers, in great numbers. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States And when the cotton bolls on the hot low lands felt the sun shine and shine and shine, they burst wide open. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds “Poor ma!” she cried, when convinced beyond a doubt of the empty bolls. The Wind Before the Dawn They also lay eggs later in the year in the young bolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" First, cotton is not the only surplus money crop; second, the boll weevil does not prevent the growing of profitable crops of cotton in normal seasons. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z It has frequently been noted that even well-fertilized plants upon good, carefully cultivated soil, will mature only fifteen to twenty per cent. of the bolls produced. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States A "firlot" is a fourth part of a boll, dry measure. The Proverbs of Scotland "Yes, I remember it," said the hill billy, plucking an extra large boll of lint. The Desert Fiddler The boll worm is most destructive in the south-western states, where the damage done is said to vary from 2 to 60% of the crop. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" They say that the boll weevil is here to destroy cotton—their money crop. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Careless work plays its part, too, for cotton is easily dropped from the boll and soiled or lost altogether. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States When I first visited Grandmother's garden, she had a few pitiful little cotton plants from whose stunted bolls she extracted every fiber and made a most excellent thread. Edge of the Jungle The little squares that form the boll were taking shape. The Desert Fiddler In some instances a slight difference in the shape, mode of opening, &c., of the boll prevents this, and accordingly seed is selected from bolls which suffer least under the particular adverse conditions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" If the plows cut the roots and cause the cotton to cease to put on squares the weevil will at once attack the bolls, which would otherwise not be injured. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Leaves and twigs as well as the shell of the boll frequently cling to the fiber, and are picked with it, and all these things tend to dirty and discolor it, and lessen its marketability. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States See cotton growing and pick a cotton boll, called "Texas Roses." The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch If the cotton did not get water at this time the bolls would fall off instead of setting. The Desert Fiddler The seed-pods, or, as they are termed, the bolls of the flax, have been recommended as an excellent feeding stuff. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The weevil prefers the squares and seldom punctures a boll as long as there are numerous squares to puncture. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z And they'd take cotton bolls and some limbs to show the people at home how cotton grows. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 See cotton growing, and pick a cotton boll, called "Texas Roses." The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch The plants bloom about the middle of June; the boll or pod matures during July, and bursts about the first of August. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Here it is that the Mexican boll weevil before whose blighting breath our snowy fields of cotton melted over night brought no terror for King Cotton no longer reigns supreme. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 This grub feeds on the inside of the square or boll and passes into the pupae stage in from six to twelve days. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z Told 'em the cotton growed so tall you had to put little chaps up the stalk to get the top bolls. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Of late years much more damage has been done by an insect which harbours in the cotton bolls. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir Of late years the greatest pest has been the Mexican boll weevil. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades The boll weevil came along and wiped out his intermediate cotton crops. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Beyond, in the field, where it struck into the open cotton bolls, it turned them into December snow-banks. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Each day he worked upon the cotton-field, And every boll he picked had thought in it. Stories in Verse "I have six bolls of meal and seven yards of wincey going up the glen in the Salachary cart." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The ripening of the crop proceeds in three stages, the bolls nearest the ground maturing first, then those around the middle of the plant, and lastly the top crop. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Three bolls of bear, and eight bolls of meal, were deducted for the same cause. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) I am a boll, and yet a miniature earth stored with silks and satins, oils of the olives, minerals of all lands. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills "Well," I said, "it all bolls down to this, that after many vicissitudes, she found her Paradise at last." We Three This was the American cotton gin, for the removal of the seeds from the fibre of the boll, invented by Eli Whitney in 1792. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The basket is left at the head of the cotton row, the bag being suspended from the picker’s shoulder by a strap, and used to hold the cotton as it is plucked from the boll. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades "Lucky the captain of that freighter 'Perry' took a bearing on the lighthouse at Port Baracoa; otherwise it would be like lookin' for a boll weevil in a bale o' cotton!" Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope And so the cotton being neglected, its lengthened and frowseled locks hung from wide open bolls like the locks of a tawdry woman in early morning. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills I hope the meal was with you this day, thirty-five bolls,—for it was at Invar last night. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. The raw material for such uses, as it comes from the back of the sheep, the boll of the cotton plant, or the crushed stems of the flax, is a tangled mass of fibre. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England In abnormally hot weather, especially after rains, the plant sheds its leaves, thus exposing the bolls, which fall off, whereupon replanting becomes necessary. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Then in about a week more the pupæ come out as adult weevils and attack the bolls. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Therefore it hung its frowsy locks from the boll. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills "The cotton clump, or boll, is full of seeds, and these have to be taken out before the cotton is baled up for the mill." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South His commercial instincts might have been put to dreamy sleep by the appearance of the purple bloom, but it is keenly aroused by the opening boll. An Arkansas Planter Columbus Industrial School, Columbus, Ga.—Samples of cotton plant or bolls. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades By that time they have increased so rapidly that there is often one for every boll in the field. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The dry stalks, sentinelling the seared ground, waved their tattered remnants of unpicked bolls to and fro—summer's battle flags which had not yet fallen. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills The maize and the sugarcane, the potato blossom and the cotton boll afford so many mines of treasure, that it is surprising that they have not already been worked. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 I had made all my arrangements, but now after what's happened I don't care whether there's a boll picked or not. An Arkansas Planter Every boll of cotton contains seeds resembling unground coffee; when these have been removed by the gin, there remains about one-third the weight of the boll in clean cotton. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades This destroys countless numbers of larvæ and pupæ in the bolls and greatly reduces the number of weevils. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition A task of everlasting monotony, this bending from boll to boll along the endless rows! The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis At first cotton-picking was interesting, the fluffy bolls looking like artificial roses and the stray blossoms strangely shaped and delicately pink. Across the Fruited Plain The top of the cotton stalk glimmered with a purple bloom, but down between the rows, among the dying leaves, the first bolls were opening. An Arkansas Planter As the blossoms die they are replaced by the young bolls, or pods, which contain the seeds. Stories of Later American History They puncture them with their snouts and lay their eggs in the bolls. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition It is very fine, and has a large boll. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 "Aye," cried the jovial James, "cousin Will is the only chief, and will make a rare lance when he hath eaten a score or two more bolls of meal." The Black Douglas Thus, in Scotland, we still hear of firlots, bolls, and mutchkins, notwithstanding that these antiquated measures were abolished upwards of twenty years ago. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 The tumataban women spin only one hank of cotton each month for their masters, who furnish to them the cotton in the boll. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Neither the "boll-worm" nor the dreaded "army-worm" had molested the river-fields; so the tall pyramidal plants were thickly set with "squares" and green egg-shaped bolls, smooth and shining as with varnish. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Harlson, in the tree, saw it all, and, as a fireman drops with a rush down the pole in the engine-house, he came down the maple's boll and bounded toward the log. A Man and a Woman I was saying," answered James Douglas, "that you would be a proper man of your lance when you had laid a score or two bolls of good Galloway meal to your ribs. The Black Douglas All that dark earth heaved in mighty travail with the bursting bolls of the cotton while black attendant earth spirits swarmed above, sweating and crooning to its birth pains. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel The payment is mainly in “bolls” of meal and malt. John Knox and the Reformation Then, the rainfall had not been so profuse as to develop foliage at the bolls' expense, as was too frequently the case on the river. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Or, take the case of the boll worm investigation already alluded to. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 What is that I hear about bolls of meal?" he said; "what wots this fair damosel of our rude Scots measures for oats and bear? The Black Douglas The squares of cotton, sharp-edged, heavy, were just about to burst to bolls! The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel Thus famished savages might boll their food in a time limit. The Last Shot Indeed, among the wide-open bolls there was an occasional flower, cream-hued or crimson according to its age, for the cotton-bloom at opening resembles in color the magnolia-blossom, but this changes quickly to a deep crimson. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 They deserve to pay twenty cents a pound for their cotton when the boll weevil has cut down the normal supply. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation As early as 1903 Dr. Knapp had been showing by practical demonstration how the farmers of Texas might circumvent the boll weevil, which was threatening to make an end of cotton-growing in that State. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution He dared not think what a long heavy rain might do to the wonderful island of cotton which now stood fully five feet high, with flowers and squares and budding bolls. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel There was a broken boll of a beech—tree covered with lichen: she should sit on that, presently, her face in open light, he in the shadow, while he told her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 The bolls are placed on racks, and are sun-dried, after which the husks are removed by hand. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe —The great enemies of the cotton-planter are the cotton boll weevil, the bollworm and the leaf worm; but other insects inflict serious damage. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation He had accepted the office of elder because some wag had made him believe that the remuneration was sixpence each Sunday, with a boll of meal at New Year's Day. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character In the autumn you see the pod or boll which contains the cotton. Home Geography for Primary Grades Worms find their way to the roots; the caterpillar eats into the "boll" and destroys the staple. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The cotton bolls ripened and opened in series, those near the center of the plant first, then the outer ones on the lower branches, and finally the top crop. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The cotton boll weevil invaded the United States from Mexico in 1894. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I boil it down and strain it, then boll it down, put camphor gum and fresh lard in it, boil it down low and pour it up. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 When the boll weevil spread across the Southern states like a plague, it wiped out many poor farmers, and it drove them to seek other means of livelihood elsewhere. The Black Experience in America The skill in picking lies in thrusting the fingers into the boll so as to remove all the cotton with a single motion. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation If subjected unduly to wind and rain the cotton, drooping in the bolls, would be blown to the ground or tangled with dead leaves or stained with mildew. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Their peculiar value to the cotton grower consists in the fact that, like the nighthawk, they capture boll weevils when flying over the fields, which no other birds do. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But what the neighbors didn't know was that the devil had put a boll worm in each and every drop of that rain. The Life of Me; an autobiography De first time I seen de boll weevil, He was a-settin' on de square. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Ordinary-pickers grasp the boll with one hand and pluck out the cotton with the other. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation When the fields were white with their fleece and each day might bring a storm to stop the harvesting, every boll picked might well be a boll saved from destruction. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime To-day, the people of Texas do not need to be told that forty-three species of birds feed on the cotton boll weevil; for they know it. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In the cotton patch Mama and Papa encouraged us to see who could pick 100 bolls first. The Life of Me; an autobiography In the minds of millions of farm people of the South, cotton and the boll weevil are associated. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Skillful pickers work with both hands, never touching the bolls, but removing the cotton by a single dextrous twist of the fingers. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation When the blossoms were giving place to bolls in midsummer, "lay-by time" was at hand. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The cotton boll weevil strikes at the heart of the industry by destroying the boll of the cotton plant. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I had this thing of humming or singing a song while I picked cotton and counted my bolls. The Life of Me; an autobiography The boll weevil was once a curse; then it came to be somewhat regarded as a disguised blessing—in limiting production. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations This germ, in its incipient and early stages, is called "a form;" in its more perfected state, "a boll." Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The bolls opened but narrowly and the fields had to be reaped frequently to save the precious lint from damage by the weather. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Fortunately we have at hand a government publication on this subject which gives some pertinent facts regarding the bird enemies of the cotton boll weevil. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The first one to pick his 100 bolls would call out, "hundred." The Life of Me; an autobiography The American Consul wired from Asiut that he was detained by an Important Personage, who wanted to know things about Egyptian Cotton and its enemy the boll worm. It Happened in Egypt Here we selected a delightful encampment in a handsome green oak hollow, where among the open bolls of the trees was an abundant sward of grass and pea-vines. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Cannot you preach well in a black boll, Or dispute any divinity? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 Investigations by the Biological Survey show that thirty-eight species of birds eat boll weevils. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Then each of the others would call out the number of bolls they had picked during the same time. The Life of Me; an autobiography The temper of the crew, stifling in crowded quarters, suggested—that they were suffering from a plague of bolls. The Wheel O' Fortune Seated around the tree, the fire illuminating the rocks and the tall bolls of the pines round about, and the old Indian haranguing, we presented a group of very serious faces. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources But I shall show, before I finish, that Roebuck and his gang of so-called "organizers of industry" bear about the same relation to industry that the boll weevil bears to the cotton crop. The Deluge Orioles are among the few birds that evince a decided preference for weevils, and as they persistently hunt for the insects on the bolls, they fill a place occupied by no other birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation He told Mama and Papa that I was lying and cheating, because he knew I couldn't count bolls while I sang a song. The Life of Me; an autobiography The immediate cause of this movement was the suffering due to the floods aggravated by the depredations of the boll weevil. A Century of Negro Migration These pines are remarkable for the red color of the bolls; and among them occurs a species of which the Indians had informed me when leaving the Dalles. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Let come to a boll and then pour the water off. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training Blackbirds catch them on the ground, as do the killdeer, titlark, meadow lark, and others; while orioles hunt for them on the bolls. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation As the boll worms increase in size a most wonderful diversity of color and marking becomes apparent. Thirty Years a Slave The other disturbing factor in this situation was the boll weevil, an interloper from Mexico in 1892. A Century of Negro Migration On the walls were various branches of different species of vegetation; among others a tangle of twigs of the cotton plant, from which depended numerous bolls. Patty at Home Hold the colander over the soup and pour the eggs through, upon the butter, and set back for three minutes where it will not boll. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book The cotton, through which the negroes rode, their black kinky heads level with the old shreds of ungathered bolls, showed plants rank and coarse enough to uphold a man's weight free of the ground. The Law of the Land I have often watched the newly hatched boll while in the cotton fields. Thirty Years a Slave The boll weevil is an insect about one fourth of an inch in length, varying from one eighth to one third of an inch with a breadth of about one third of the length. A Century of Negro Migration How did a 'boll weevil' like this Jackson ever make even a hundred-and-fifty-barrel well, in the first place? Flowing Gold A boll of malt was weekly brewed into ale, which was used by the household at discretion. The Abbot This year there had been, upon some speculation of old Martin's, several bolls sown in the exit-field, which, the season being fine, had ripened remarkably well. The Monastery The newly hatched boll worm walks like a geometrical larva or looper, a measuring worm as it was called. Thirty Years a Slave It breeds on no other plant than cotton and feeds on the boll. A Century of Negro Migration Keeping well within the trees, giants of the wild nursed in this cradle of sun and water, he bore to the north and ever his eager eyes peered between the bolls at the distant habitat. The Maid of the Whispering Hills It is the same insect which is known as the boll worm of the cotton in the Southern States. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered It does one state very little good to fight hog cholera or the boll weevil unless neighboring states do likewise. Community Civics and Rural Life It might be more, but I don't think it was less, in this way, that we have our meal weighed to us, not always, but generally, as 112 lbs. to the quarter boll. Second Shetland Truck System Report Over the rough boulders draped with moss and lichens we catch the mellow gleam of light as it filters through the fluttering birch leaves or falls upon the lovely gray bolls of aged beech trees. See America First Mavering caught him, and tried to beat him; his fists fell like bolls of cotton; the burglar drew his breath in with a long, washing sound like water. April Hopes Some is purchased in the boll and some is purchased after it has been spun and colored. The Bontoc Igorot Each student carried a stalk of sugar-cane with some open bolls of cotton fastened to the end of it. Up from Slavery: an autobiography Is the statement you are making just now, that you understand you get only 32 lbs. to the quarter boll at Grutness, while at other places you would get 35 lbs. to the quarter boll?- Second Shetland Truck System Report You enter the woods from the hillside pasture, lounging a moment on the old gray fence to note the play of light and shadow on the birch bolls. Secret of the Woods Is the boll you are speaking of the same as the boll by which you would buy in Lerwick, or at Hay's or at Henderson's shop?- Second Shetland Truck System Report I only had one boll last year, and he could not tell me the price of it. Second Shetland Truck System Report You spoke about the meal being 4s. a boll cheaper at Lerwick than at Mr. Bruce's: do you know that because you have bought it there yourself?-No; Second Shetland Truck System Report I asked him whether there was a difference in the price between that and 35 lbs. to the quarter boll, and he said there was a difference; but I never knew what it was. Second Shetland Truck System Report They said the bere-meal cost about 20s. a boll, but they did not know the precise price till settling day, once a year or two years. Second Shetland Truck System Report We generally take it by the quarter boll there. Second Shetland Truck System Report There should be 171/2 in it, but weighing out pecks and half pecks the boll will not weigh out so much as 17. Second Shetland Truck System Report I generally get it by the sack or boll; and if any person takes a sack or boll from me, I give it at what it cost me, adding something for freight. Second Shetland Truck System Report Many of the men seldom get a boll, but take their meal in quarter bolls, and sometimes in an eighth of a boll, that is a peck, or 8 lbs. Second Shetland Truck System Report There are about 17 pecks to the boll, but you will not get a boll to weigh out 17 pecks. Second Shetland Truck System Report Then you suspect or believe that you only got a lispund instead of a quarter boll?-Yes; Second Shetland Truck System Report I got a boll, or a sack, or whatever I wished Mr. Adie to send for. Second Shetland Truck System Report What meal I have bought at their shop has always been in small quantities: perhaps about a quarter boll weekly. Second Shetland Truck System Report |
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