re governed myself in planting by what they reported to me. [Douglas M. 

 i, West, Feliciana. 



APPENDIX II ANSWERS TO CIRCULAR. 439 



GEORGIA. 



The worms first made their appearance in September, 1804, then not again until 

 late in September of 1825 ; then September 5, 1840 ; September 19, 1843; August 18, 1846, 

 August 26 increasing largely ; September 14 fields almost stripped ; by the 19th the 

 fields were completely stripped ; August 20, 1847, August 18, 1852. These two years 

 no harm done. I stopped planting in 1865 and have kept no notes since. [William 

 Jones, Clark. 



Middle of June. [D. P. Luke, Berrien. 



In 1843 they appeared about the 1st of September. [S. P. Odorn, Dooly. 



From August 10 to September 1. [M. Kemp, Marion. 



Last of May on my place ; have heard of them in other localities sooner. [William 

 A. Harris, Worth. * 



Never earlier than the latter part of June. [A. J. Cheves, Macon. 



The first worms were discovered in last of August and first of September during the 

 worm years. [E. M. Thompson, Jackson. 



LOUISIANA. 



I have had my neighbors tell me that they found the genuine army worm on the 

 young cotton-plants when working them the first time scraping and chopping out, 

 but I cannot say that I have seen any so early myself. These persons were reliable, 

 and I have 

 Hamilton, 



In 1866, '67, and '73 1 have noticed them early in June. [Dr. I. U. Ball, West Feli- 

 ciana. 



The first worms are found about the last of July. [John A. Maryman, East Feli- 

 ciana. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Generally in June or July. [Daniel Cohen, Wilkinson. 



They are remarkably regular in their habits. [C. F. Sherriod, Lowndes. 



About the first week in July. [J. Culbertson, Rankin. 



I think there is a pretty good brood hatched out in May and early in Jnne that 

 would destroy the crop, but for the plowing that shakes them off the stalks and they 

 are covered up by the earth. [I. W. Burke, Jefferson. 



In July. [Kenneth Clark, Chickasaw. 



The month of July worms have been found in past years. This year I have seen 

 fields eaten clean in July. [John C. Russell, Madison. 



This year the worms were found eating cotton as early as the 15th of July before 

 any moths were observed. [Dr. E. H. Anderson, Madison. 



Slay, June, July, August. [D. L. Phares, Wilkinson. 



In 1866 and 1867 I discovered the matured worms on the 13th of June ; the flies 

 came out in eight days after the chrysalis was formed. My field was stripped of its 

 leaves the first week in August ; made about half a crop. [1. G. G. Garrett, Claiborne. 



First in 1846, 8th of July ; other years at various times up to the 15th of August. 

 [George V. Webb, Amite. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Not sooner than September 8. [F. I. Smith, Halifax. 



From the 1st to the 15th of September. J. Evans, Cumberland. 



TENNESSEE. 



August 13. [A. W. Hunt, M. D., Perry. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



From June 15 to July 1, though sometimes they have not been observed till August 

 1, yet have done great injury. [James W. Grace, Colleton. 



The first worms are seen or noticed from three to five days after the moth. [James 

 C. Brown, Barnwell. 



TEXAS. 



The earliest that I have ever known the cotton-worm to appear was in 1867, about 

 the 20th of July ; that year was remarkable for the late freeze in March and the year 

 of abundance of rain, during the summer months. They did not, however, eat of the 

 cotton-leaves until about the 1st of September; they appeared in small quantities, per- 

 forated the leaves in places, made it look rather bad, but it continued to form and 

 make until entirely eaten off, which it took the third generation to do ; the result was 

 a fair crop was realized. [O. H. P. Garrett, Washington. 



From the 10th of June to the 1st of July. [S. B. Tackaberry, Polk. 



From July 1 to October 1. [W. Barnes, Cherokee. 



A few in June. [A. Schroeter, Barnes. 



June and July the fly.first makes its appearance. [H. J. H. Brensing, Bowie. 



