390 REPORT UPON COTTON INSECTS. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



1804, '14, '2", '46, '63, and I might add '38, '67, 73, &c. They may be found every year; 

 but most years do little damage, sometimes none except in very small areas. [D. L. 

 Phares, Wilkinson. 



1645 and every year, more or less, until 1864, the most destructive of all years. I only 

 made 3 bales on 125 acres land ; cotton eaten np in July. Again in 1867, '68, '69, '73, 

 (bad), '76, and '77. Again this year worse than any since '73. [J. W. Burch, Jefferson. 



Abundant in the years 1847 or '48 and 1866, '67, '68, '77, and have done some injury 

 this year. [C. Welch, Covington. 



In 1858 ; then slightly for two other years. In 1868 they were very bad. In 1872, 

 '73, '74, and '78 they greatly injured cotton. From 1861 to '65, inclusive, there was very 

 little cotton planted and no record kept of that little (during the war). [Keunetii 

 Clark, Chickasaw. 



They were very destructive in 1867, '73, '74, '76, and this year (1878). [C. F. Sherriod, 

 Lowndes. 



1867 and '68, and other years I do not remember. [Dr. E. H. Anderson, Madison. 



They were more abundant and destructive in the year 1867 and the present year 

 (1878) on my place than any other years. They commenced in force in the year 1867, 

 on the 5th of September, and in five days they had eaten my crop up. They com- 

 menced about the middle of September of the present year, and have been increasing 

 ever since. [Samuel Scott, Madison. 



Have been planting since 1872. Have had cotton-worms every year, more or less, 

 but more destructive in 1873, on account of early destruction of crop, eating mine out 

 early in August ; other years not stripping the cotton until September. [Daniel Cohen, 



In 1846, '53, '60, '66, '72, and '78 in this county. [George V. Webb, Arnite. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



1865. [F. I. Smith, Halifax. 



1867, '70, and '73. [J. Evans, Cumberland. 



The cotton-worm has never done any real damage here except in 1869, and that year 

 it appeared very early, the third brood hatching out last of August. The cotton 

 fields were completely swept of leaves early in September. In 1863, '66, '67, '68, and 

 '69 we had more or less of them. Have not seen a single one since 1869. [John Robin- 

 son, Wayne. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



They disappeared after the gale of 1804, and were not noticed again till 1825, when 

 the entire cotton crop was destroyed by them. From 1825 to 1846, they were noticed 

 as damaging certain localities every third year. In 1846 they destroyed every cotton 

 crop, causing the fields to look as if swept over by lire. Again, they prevailed in the 

 years 1850, '61, '64, '67, '70. Since then they have appeared in certain localities and 

 destroyed cotton crops now and then, but have not been so general except on the 

 islands (sea). There they appeared every year, some years in larger numbers than in. 

 other years. [James W. Grace, Colleton. 



The cotton-worm was most abundant about the years 1872 and '73. They have never 

 been so numerous as to do much damage. [Paul S. Folder, Oraugoburgh. 



1838, '40, '41, '46, '49, '52, '57, '62, '74. [James C. Brown, Barn well. 



TENNESSEE. 



From 1850 to 1861 the worms very gradually increased, with the exception of two or 

 three seasons when the weather was unfavorable to their development. [A. W. Hunt, 

 Perry. 



TEXAS. 



Every year except 1872, when wo had an extremely dry summer, and in 1876. Mosf. 

 destructive in 1867. [Natt. Holman, Fayette. 



In the year 1867, about the 10th of August ; two broods this year. Again the last 

 of August, 1868, two broods; too late to do much damage. [J. W. Jackson, Titus. 



The years when most abundant and destructive is when the months of June and early 

 July arc moderately or tolerably wet. I knew them, however, one or more y<5ars, to 

 come when the season was moderately dry. [O. H. P. Garrett, Washington. 



Since 18(51 the years of greatest abundance were 1866, '73, and '77. In '66 and '73 

 they devoured every green leaf and young boll, and then died of starvation ; in '77 

 came too late to do much damage. [J. M. Glasco, Upshur. 



Cotton was destroyed by worms partially in 1846, '50, '65, '66, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '74, 

 '75, 76, 78, and in '67,73, and 77 totally. [S. B. Tackaberry, Polk. 



No record has been kept. I can only give from my own knowledge since 1866. In 

 '67, 71, 73, 74, 76, and locally the present year. [Walter Barnes, Cherokee. 



