440 REPORT UPON COTTON INSECTS. 



I cannot give the exact date, bat believe in 1866 they came about the 1st of August ; 

 1873 about July 15 ; 1875, a few appeared iu September; 1877 they came in numbers 

 about August 20. [ J. M. Glasco, Upshur. 



About the 20th of June, sometimes earlier. [P. S. Watts, Hardin. 



Latter part of July and August. [P. S. Clarke, Waller. 



July. [R. Wipprecht, Comal. 



In 1866 they made their appearance in immense numbers on the 29th of August, 

 making a clean sweep in about three or four days. Very destructive in 1872 ou the 

 15th of August. In small numbers 1873, July 1. In 1875 appeared the 8th of May ; 

 1876, 1st of June ; 1877, July 5 in considerable numbers. They generally reappear till 

 first part of October and disappear entirely with the advent of cold nights and rains. 

 [J. H. Kraucher, Austin. 



In August. [C. B. Richardson, Rusk. 



Latter part of June and July. [Natt. Holman, Fayette. 



Ou the 13th of July and again on the 18th of July. [ J. W. Jackson, Titus. 



QUESTION 5 Z>. Date when the last worms have l>een seen in past years, or were noticed the 



present year. 



ALABAMA. 



The worm the past year disappeared about the last days of September. If the worms 

 are not sufficiently numerous to destroy the crop before they mature, they all spin that 

 are not destroyed. If it is not fully grown, it dies if the cotton gives out. [ J. N. Gil- 

 more, Snmter. 



Worms are found until frost destroys the foliage, unless by their numbers the foliage 

 is entirely consumed earlier. This has occurred several years. But few worms met 

 the frost this year. [P. T. Graves, Lowndes. 



I have seen them as late as October 16 in 1877. There were few as late as October 1 

 the past year, 1878. [R. W. Russell, Loundes. 



September and first part of October. [I. F. Culver, Bullock. 



Usually in September; in 1878 in October. [J. H. Smith, J. F. Calhoun, Dallas. 



They usually continue until the cotton-leaves are all consumed, unless frost should 

 kill them. [J. L. Hausberger, Bibb. 



October and November. [J. A. Callaway, Montgomery. 



About the 15th of September. [H. C. Brown, Wilcox. 



In October in 1877. [J. W. Du Bose, Montgomery. 



The worms remain generally till frost, about October 15 or November 1. [A. D. Ed- 

 wards, Macon. 



Have seen worms till frost. [R. B. Dunlap, Greene. 



They seem to pass out of existence when the cotton-fields are swept over, in or about 

 September. [A. Jay, Conecuh. 



September. [J. R. Rogers, Bullock. 



Last I saw this year were in October. [C. C. Howard, Autauga. 



The last worms are generally seen until the cotton-leaf is entirely destroyed. I think 

 when the nights become cool, as they do in October, that this stops the hatching of 

 the eggs. [R. S. Williams, Montgomery. 



Frost has often come before they had destroyed all of the cotton-plant foliage. They 

 generally stay until they ent up all of the cotton foliage. [John D. Johnston, Sumter. 



The last worms noticed this season were in October. [R. F. Henry, Pickens. 



Sometimes until frost. The present year they are still at work, but not in this par- 

 ticular locality, as they had eaten up the crop by the 1st of September. [H. A. Stol- 

 enwerck, Parry. 



About tho 10th day of October, all over the county. [D. P. Bowles, Conecuh. 



The 1st of October. [Kuox, Minge, and Evans, Halo. 



Have seen them this year as lute as the 15th of October. [James M. Harrington, 

 Monroe. 



September 15. [George W. Thagard, Crenshaw. 



About the 15th of October, and often until frost if the cotton will furnish them 

 food. [I. D. Driesbach, Baldwin. 



Tho 28th of July, 1878. [R. II. Powell, Bullock. 



About the last of October ; in 1844 they were caught by a frost, and those which 

 were then at work were killed dead. [D. Lee, Lowudes. 



They stay until frost if there is any cotton-leaf to feed on. Most of them die or go 

 into the ground before frost. They do not travel from field to field, as some think. 

 [J. C. Matthe%vs, Dale. 



On or about frost. [C. M. Howard, Autauga. 



From the 1st to tho 15th of October ; this year a little later. [M. W. Hand, Greene. 

 After the cotton ceases to grow and after a frost. [H. Tutwiler, Hale. 



The worms last year (1878) appeared comparatively late, and they came to stay. 



