APPENDIX II ANSWERS TO CIRCULAR. 385 



ing the entire crop in three days. They kept south on a line of 23 25' north latitude. 

 Have not been so numerous since. [R. H. Powell', Bullock. 



Somewhere about 1840. [C. C. Howard, Autanga. 



The first destructive or general crop of worms was in 1847. Daring the first week 

 of September of that year they destroyed the foliage of the cotton-plant over the en- 

 tire country. From 1847 to 1860 1 do not think they were ever general in this section. 

 [R. S. Williams, Montgomery. 



First appearance between years 1843 and 1849 ; about twelve or fifteen years after 

 first planting. [John D. Johnston, Suniter. 



Worms first destroyed cotton here about the 1st of September, 1843. [ J. N. Gilmore, 

 Suniter. 



The cotton-worm made its first appearance about 1840. [I. F. Culver, Bnllock. 



The first year the cotton- worm made its appearance in this locality was 1845 or 1846 

 in the latter part of September, more than 27 years after the introduction of cotton. 

 [R. W. Russell, Lowndes. 



About the 20th of September, 1846, the Aletia argiUacea made its first appearance in 

 this locality, or, as far as I know, in this State ; thirty-eight years from the first plant- 

 ing of cotton. [P. T. Graves, Lowudes. 



ARKANSAS. 



In 1840 one party says that he saw cotton-wormi. [E. T. Dale, Miller. 



The cotton-worm was bad in 1847. [Norborne Youug, Columbia. 



About twenty years ago. [T. S. Edwards, Pope. 



Have not known of the cotton-worm in this section for eighteen years. [L. N. 

 Rhodes, Cross. 



I have lived here twenty-seven years and never heard any complaint of the worm. 

 [J. W. Ransom, Craighead. 



There has never been any cotton-worm in this county ; suppose -we are too far north. 

 [O. L. Dodd, Baxter. 



Never have been affected here with worms. [John T. Wickham, Clay. 



The worms have not made their appearance in this county for some time. [T. W. 

 Qniun, Grant. 



We know nothing of the cotton-worm in this county. I have been producing cotton 

 forty years and feel perfectly safe in stating that the cotton crop has not been injured 

 by worms of any kind. [Alfred A. Turner, Bradley. 



This county, situated on the headwaters of the Ouachita, in a mountainous region, 

 is not properly a cotton country. It is better adapted to grain and grazing, hence but 

 little cotton is grown, and but little trouble is experienced from worms or insects ; so 

 little, no one has paid any attention to their history or habits. Once in a while, not 

 often, some worms appear and destroy the foliage after the plant has matured, doing 

 little or no injury. In fact the farmers say it is an advantage, as it facilitates the pick- 

 ing and in a cleaner state, as there are no dead, crumbling leaves to get mixed with 

 the lint. [G. Whittington, Montgomery. 



FLORIDA. 



The worm first appeared in this, county in 1866; in the State in 1832. [John B. Car- 

 rin, Taylor. 

 1830; but then its ravages were inconsiderable. [Robert Gamble, Leon. 



GEORGIA. 



The cotton-worm first made its appearance in 1804 ; and during the month of Sep- 

 tember the crops were half eaten up, when a hurricane swept over the country and 

 destroyed the worms. [W. Jones, Clarke. 



The worm has probably oeen here at intervals ever since 1820, but I cannot fix upon 

 any certain date earlier than 1842. [A. J. Cheves, Macon. 



The worm first injured the cotton in this county in 1836, and then only to a limited 

 extent. [M r R an Kent, Marion. 



In the year 1843. [S. P. Oilom, Dooly. 



The worm did much damage in 1847, and appeared in force nineteen years after, in 

 1867. [T. Fussell, Coffee. 



First appearance in this county in 1882 ; cannot tell -when first appeared in the 

 State. [D. P. Luke, Berrien. 



1854, in this county. [J. T. Wingfield, Wilkes. 



The worm first appeared in this county eight or nine years ago. Do not know when 

 it appeared in the State. [William A. Harris, Worth. 



The worm never was seen or heard of until about ten years ago, say 1867. [E. M. 

 Thompson, Jackson. 



The cotton-worm has not made its appearance here for several years, and never to 

 do any material damage [William Johuson, Murray. 



We have never had any cotton- worm in this county. [R. H. Springer, Carroll. 

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