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Farmers inspect cotton crop affected by Boll Weevils in southern United States.

Period dramatization regarding treatment for boll weevils invading cotton crop on farm in southern United States. Land owner or farmer Thomas, who did not spray his cotton fields with calcium arsenate pesticide, inspects his crop of cotton. Trees in the background. Boll Weevil have invaded his crop. He shows frustration He gets into his Ford Model T and drives. Farmer arrives outside of house of African American family (likely tenant farmer family). African American farmer sits with his family on the porch outside his house. Farmer asks him, " why aren't you picking cotton?" African American farmer replies, "None to pick, boss. Weevils got it" (indicating that Boll Weevils have destroyed the Cotton). The two farmers inspect the Cotton bolls destroyed by weevils.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028387
Dramatization: Proctor tells the effect of poisoning the farm and the increased yield in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor talks with his neighbors about the effect of poisoning the farm. Men and women poison the farm. Proctor stands nearby. He stands near a large pile of cotton with other men and states that the yield results from poisoning the farm. He says that poisoning increases the yield by 915 pounds seed cotton per acre.

Date: 1921
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028388
Dramatization: Proctor and Slack discuss about the effect of poisoning the farm in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor, Slack and Thomas stand in a farm and discuss. Slack says that the weevils destroyed his farm even after he poisoned the farm. Proctor suggests him visit to the Department of Agriculture. They sit in their jeeps and the jeeps move on the farm. They arrive at the Department of Agriculture.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028389
Dramatization: Owens discusses with Proctor and Slack about the use of various dusting machines and hand guns in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor, Slack and Thomas visit the Department of Agriculture. They meet Mr Owens, a government expert who helps the farmers. They discuss about the poisoning. Men stand near dusting machines and test the machines. Owens demonstrates the machines to them. Trees in the background. Machines on the cart duster. Owens also explains about the hand guns used for the purpose. A man demonstrates the use of a hand gun.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028390
Dramatization: Owens discusses with Proctor and Slack about the various tests undertaken for poisoning in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor, Slack and Thomas visit the Department of Agriculture. They meet Mr Owens, a government expert who helps the farmers. They discuss about various tests undertaken for the poisoning procedure. Owens explains them about the cage test to improve poisons and method of applications. Men work in a farm. They gather the Weevils. A test glass container on the farm. They spray the poison. A cloth is placed under a plant. Weevils spread on the cloth. They are counted. Laboratory tests undertaken. A man notes down the observations.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028391
Dramatization: Owens explains about the plat tests to Proctor and Slack in United States.

Dramatization: Calcium arsenates spray to combat Boll Weevils in United States. Proctor, Slack and Thomas visit the Department of Agriculture. They meet Mr Owens, a government expert who helps the farmers. They discuss about various tests undertaken for the poisoning procedure. Owens explains them about the plat tests undertaken. Men in the farm conduct the tests. In the test, one plat of farm is poisoned and the other is left untreated to compare and see the results. Men poison the farm with hand guns. Slack, Owens and Proctor discuss. They sit in the jeep and visit the farm to see the effect. They inspect the farm.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028392