400 REPORT UPON COTTON INSECTS. 



Wet and mild. [R. Wipprecht, Comal. 



Wet and mild. [II. J. H. Brensiug, Bowie. 



They are most certain to come if June and July are wefc. I do not think wet or dry 

 winters have much influence with them. [O. II. P. Garrett, Washington. 



A mild winter has nearly always preceded the early appearance of the moth. [A. 

 Schroeter, Burnet. 



Generally a dry summer, bnt not always so. I believe it depends mostly on June, 

 July, and August weather. [J. M. Glasco, Upshur, 



From careful observation, we are of the opinion that cold winters have but little in- 

 fluence on the worm. [S. B. Tackaberry, Polk. 



They have followed both the years of drought and of copious rains. The last winter 

 was so mild that it was claimed by some that the worms would not make their appear- 

 ance; that the moth would come early, deposit its eggs, and the caterpillar would 

 have to die of starvation, there being nothing to feed upon. [P. S. Clarke, Waller. 



Have not found the winter to have much effect on the moth. We have learned to 

 foretell the certainty and severity of the worm by May and June. If those months 

 are warm and very wet we are certain to have the worm. [W. T. Hill, Walker. 



A cold winter preceding a moist and warm spring and summer is favorable to the 

 multiplication and increase of the worm, the appearance of the fly or miller being 

 prevented by cold weather in winter, while in mild winters the moths frequently ap- 

 pear. Have noticed them in January, when no food being found they would die of 

 starvation, or the cold winds and rains would destroy them. It has been noticed that 

 mild winters the worm does not appear early and is not sufficiently numerous to strip 

 the fluids until the boll has ripened. [ J. H. Krancher, Austin. 



My book showed excessive wet weather all summer of 184f>, before the first season 

 of worms in September in Louisiana. [C. B. Richardson, Rusk. 



I cannot attribute anything occurring in other than the warm season as affecting 

 the generation or protection of the cotton or army worm. In what form it exists in 

 the winter or all the year except two or three weeks of its appearance in summer and 

 its devastation during that short period is unknown to me, and, eo far as I know, has 

 never been accounted for by practical or scientific men. I do not think the origin is 

 from distant torrid climates, where cotton is perennial, as they never destroy the cot- 

 ton, I think, in tropical climes. [A. Underwood, Brazoria. 



The summer wet and winters mild. [Stephen Harbert, Colorado. 



They are more numerous in a wet summer and fall, and after a mild winter. They 

 are never so bad after a cold winter, as it is more destructive to the moth in his win- 

 ter quarters, which consist of driftwood, trash, rocks, bluff, banks, &c. [Natt. Holman, 

 Fayette. 



Wet summer and mild, dry winter have always preceded the cotton-worm in this 

 locality. [J. W. Jackson. Titus. 



QUESTION 2c. Do wet summers favor its multiplication f 



ALABAMA. 



We think not. [ J. S. Hausberger, Bibb. 



Yes. [J. A. Callaway, Montgomery. 



They do. [H. Tutwiler, Hale. 



Wet seasons seem to be essential to their multiplication. [Dr. John Peurifoy, Mont- 

 gomery. 



In my opinion wet summers are favorable to multiplication. [R. B. Dunlap, Greene. 



They certainly do. [H. Hawkins, Barbour. 



They do. [Andrew Jay, Conecuh. 



I think they do. [C. C. Howard, Autanga. 



As to the moth or fly, it is entirely unknown to us whether it is affected by'weather 

 or not, but I incline to the opinion that it is not until it gets too cold for her. [R. W. 

 Russell, Lowndes. 



Wet summers almost always favor the multiplication of the cotton-worm. [R. F. 

 Henry, Pickeus. 



I think wet summers favor its multiplication. [R. S. Williams, Montgomery. 



I have always thought so. [John D. Johnston, Surater. 



Inclined to think it, does. [ J. H. Smith and J. F. Calhoun, Dallas. 



Unquestionably. [P. T. Graves, Lowndes. 



It does [I. F.' Culver. Bullock. 



Wet sumruers favor its multiplication. [ J. N. Gilmore, Surater. 



Wet summers do most certainly favor their multiplication. [I. D. Dreisbach, Bald- 

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