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Where it was found that there was no top crop there were very 
few weevils present in the fields. There were almost no squares and 
but few bolls. In the lowlands, however, and where the plants 
showed some growth of squares, the weevil and its work were abund- 
ant. Careful investigation of the country adjoining the borders of 
the infested area of 1896 showed only one important extension of 
spread, this being immediately to the north of Cuero. Here the 
weevil has extended as far to the north as Harwood, Thompsonville, 
and Moravia, entering the country around Yoakum and Gonzales 
and extending probably to within 5 or 10 miles of Hallettsville and 
Luling. It was especially noticed that in these outlying areas of 
spread the weevil is more or less confined to the valleys of streams 
or the low-lying lands, and that the adult weevils are frequently very 
numerous, with few or no larvee, indicating that the weevils had 
arrived very recently. However, near Thompsonville, which is about 
9 miles east of Harwood and the most northerly point at which the 
weevil has been found, a one-fourth grown larva was discovered in 
a square on November 6. Between Thompsonville and Harwood 
some few squares in the fields show their work, but adult weevils are 
not often to be found, except near Harwood where they were more 
plentiful. 
At Victoria, in the bottom lands where the cotton was not hurt by 
drought and was full of squares, the weevils were very numerous. 
The following is a table of the localities examined by Mr. Townsend, 
showing those in which the weevil was present and those in which it 
was absent: 
Present. 
San Antonio (very scarce). 
Kenedy (scarce from lack of food). 
Cuero (not abundant). 
Victoria (abundant with plenty of | 
food). 
Beeville (not abundant). 
Yoakum (numerous where there are 
squares). 
Gonzales (numerous). 
Moravia (numerous 
near live oak 
stretches). | 
Harwood (numerous where there are 
squares). 
Shiner (numerous where there are 
squares). 
Thompsonville (scarce). 
Port Lavaca (reported sparingly but 
not visited). 
Absent. 
Hallettsville (probably approach within 
5 or 10 miles to west). 
Luling (probably extend to within 5 
miles to south along river). 
Seguin. 
Marion. 
Converse. 
Lacoste. 
Pearsall. 
Moore. 
Wharton (probably approach no far- 
ther than Edna). 
Hungerford. 
East Bernard. 
Columbus. 
Schulenberg. 
Flatonia. 
At Columbus, Wharton, East Bernard, and Hungerford there was 
as a rule a good top crop, this being in or bordering the Colorado 
bottom lands, while at San Antonio, Luling, and Gonzales there was 
only a partial crop. The territory to the ‘south of Beeville was not 
explored by Mr. Townsend on account of its lack of significance as 
affecting conditions of possible spread. Judge 8. G. Borden, of 
Sharpsburg, however, informs us, under date of December 28, that 
the weevil did very considerable damage in San Patricio and Nueces 
counties during the season. He estimates that about one-half the 
crop was destroyed by weevil. He thinks, however, that they were 
not as numerous as in either 1895 or 1896. 
