CONTENTS. 



Introduction 7 



Experiments conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 9 



Treatment of small areas, with careful examinations 9 



Conditions covered and methods employed 9 



Spraying 9 



Poison blown by a powder gun 9 



Poison sifted from a sack 10 



Summary 11 



Treatment of large areas during season of 1904 11 



Field experiments at San Antonio 11 



Field experiments at Mexia 13 



Field experiments at Calvert 13 



Experiments conducted by various planters 14 



Mr. J. C. Houston, Floresville 14 



Mr. W. Withers, Lockhart 15 



Mr. J. Zachary, Lockhart 16 



Mr. J. T. Shanks, Cuero 16 



Mr. W. D. Keyser, Marlin 17 



Eev. J. M. Purcell, Lockhart 17 



Planters at Hearne 18 



Some reasons for apparent effectiveness of Paris green 19 



Conclusion 21 



Summary 22 



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