416 REPORT UPON COTTON INSECTS. 



QUESTION 4 a. Direction and force of the wind in FelM-uary. 



ALABAMA. 



From the north, and frequently strong. [C. M. Howard, Autauga. 



South, west, and southwest in warm spells ; if cool, the wind is north. [J. C. Matth- 

 ews, Dale. 



In 1876, the most disastrous worm year I know of, winds east and southeast. [ J. W. 

 Da Bose, Montgomery. 



Variable, though mostly a stiff' wind from the north and northeast. [M. W. Hand, 

 Greene. 



Southeast. [Knox, Minge, and Evans, Hale. 



The wind generally comes from the west. [I. F. Culver, Bullock. 



Wind in February is variable and from all points of the compass. [R. S. Williams, 

 Montgomery. 



The winds in February are generally from the south and southwest during the warm 

 weather of the month, veering around to the west and northwest, and with consider- 

 able force. [J. N. Giluiore, Sumter. 



From southeast to northwest. [J. A. Callaway, Montgomery. 



February prevailing winds southwest 21, southeast 17. [H. Tutweiler, Hale. 



February, northwest when cold, west when cool and dry, east and south when rainy 

 aud disagreeable. [Dr. John Peurifoy, Montgomery. 



ARKANSAS. 



From south and southwest ; sometimes from east ; seldom from north or west. [T. 

 S. Edwards, Pope. 

 North and northeast. [E. T. Dale, Miller. 



FLORIDA. 



Hard, from the west. [John B. Carrin, Taylor. 

 Northerly. [R. Gamble, Leon. 



GEORGIA. 



From south to northwest. [M. Kemp, Marion. 



From northwest. [William Jones, Clarke. 



February the wind comes from the south and southeast. [E. M. Thompson, Jackson. 



Generally from the north and northeast. [S. P. Odom, Dooly. 



Northwest. [William A. Harris, Worth. 



Mostly from northwest. [Timothy Fussell, Coffee. 



LOUISIANA. 



The prevailing winds in February are from the north and northwest. [John A. Ma- 

 ry man, East 1'eliciana. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



February is characterized by no particular prevailing current, but varying from one 

 point to another. Tornadoes are not nufrequent in this month, and their course is in- 

 variably from west to east. [Dr. E. H. Anderson, Madison. 



North, velocity varying from one to fifteen miles per hour. [C. Welch, Coviugton. 



From north and east. [Kenneth Clark, Chickasaw. 



North and northeast. [ J. W. Bnrch, Jefferson. 



From west and north. [C. F. Sherriod, Lowndes. 



Mostly east and southeast. [W. Spillman, Clarke. 



I do not think the winds from the south are sufficiently strong to mitigate or coun- 

 teract the trade- winds. The prevailing direction of the wind in July is east and south- 

 east. [George V. Webb, Amite. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



South and southwest. [F. J. Smith, Halifax. 

 Northwest. [J. Evans, Cumberland. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



From northeast. [Paul S. Folder, Oraugeburgh. 

 South and southwest. [James W. Grace, Colletou. 



February, from west and northwest; occasionally gently from the south. [James 

 C. Brown, Barnwell. 



TENNESSEE. 



If February is mild and pleasant the wind blows mostly from the south, southeast, 

 and southwest, and in a cold month the wind blows north, northeast, and northwest. 

 [John McMillan. Decatur. 



North and northeast, latter predominating. [A. W. Hunt, M. D., Perry. 



