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‘In connection with the system of fall treatment of the cotton, 
constant and thorough cultivation of the growing crop as late as pos- 
sible is of considerable value, and is also what should be done to insure 
a good yield. Withacrossbar to brush the plants many of the blos- 
soms and squares containing weevils will be jarred to the ground 
and buried, together with those already on the ground, in moist soil, 
and a large percentage of the material will rot before contained in- 
sects have developed.” 
L. O. Howarp, 
Approved : Entomologist. 
JAMES WILSON, 
Secretary. 
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 31, 1897. 
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