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leaf; the eggs are hatched by the heat of the sun, and make worms; these worms web 

 inthecottou-leavesand make a second fly, and so on the to third fly, and this third brood 

 destroys the cotton crop. My own opinion differs. I think the eggs that are seen on 

 the under side of the leaf make lice. [George W. Thagard, Crensbaw. 



Three broods, I think, are always produced during the season before the crop is ma- 

 terially damaged. [H. Hawkins, Barbour. 



Two broods of worms in a season. [R. 13. Dunlap, Greene. 



The prevailing opinion has been that there were three broods, though for the past 

 two years that opinion has been changed, under the impression that there are enough 

 of them preserved from the preceding year to destroy the crop whenever the weather 

 is propitious. [H. A. Stolen werck, Perry. 



I have never seen but three distinct broods. If they come early they disappear 

 early. [J. W. Du Bose, Montgomery. 



Three broods : first, largo green ; second, light striped ; third, black and de- 

 vwirers. [James M. Harrington, Monroe. 



About three broods. [H. 0. Brown, Wilcox. 



Always three. [P. D. Bowles, Conecuh. 



Three generations : the tirst very few ; second, numerous ; third, multiplied millions, 

 and will eat the field out in three days, whether one acre or 1,000 acres; the growth 

 of the worm is rapid, as he will be full grown in three days. [ J. C. Matthews, Dale. 



Three. [C. M. Howard, Autauga. 



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



About three. D. Lee. Lowndes. 



Generally two, sometimes ns many as three. [M. W. Hand, Greene. 



ARKANSAS. 



About three ; it generally takes the third to ruin the crop. [Norborne Young, Co- 

 lumbia. 

 Generally three. [E. T. Dale, Miller. 



FLORIDA. 



In former years, when they appeared, we expected three broods; the third was the 

 one to eat out the crop. Later years they do not seem to follow rules. Sometimes will 

 appear in small force and continue to increase and eat for several weeks until all is 

 eaten out. Again, they will sweep everything in three or lour days. [ J. Bradford, 

 Leon. 



Three. [John B. Carr in, Taylor. 



I am not certain of more than two, though there may be more. [J. M. McGehee, 

 Santa Rona. 



The third brood is generally supposed to sweep the field, but there is at leas 4 ; one 

 brood preceding these, not noticed in consequence of paucity of number. [R. Gamble, 

 Leon. 



GEORGIA. 



In the writer's opinion, the moths hibernate in decaying, sappy parts of woods, thick 

 grass, and other places where materials are soft, spongy, or good non-conductors of 

 heat with crevices that enable them to hide from wind and cold; that as soon as the 

 weather is warm enough they emerge in the spring, but are so few in number that 

 they are not observable until they have passed through perhaps half a dozen genera- 

 tions ; then the third broods are generally sufficient to eat up all the tender leaves. 

 [A. J. Cheves, Macon. 



About two. [D. P. Luke, Berrien. 



Generally two; sometimes three. [William Jones, Clarke. 



Three broods ; the first does not do much damage ; it is the second brood that does. 

 [T. Fussell, Cottee. 



This depends upon the time the moths make their appearance, as they will produce 

 a new crop every four weeks, if the weather is favorable. [M. Kemp, Marion. 



As many as three. [ William A. Harris, Worth. 



LOUISIANA. 



Three. [H. B. Shaw, Concordia. 



I cannot answer this question accurately or even satisfactorily, to yon or myself. I 

 believe there are no regular number, but these are governed by the time when they 

 firs* appear and the rapidity witb which they increase and destroy the cotton crop ; 

 with this last event the last crop perisbes. [Douglas M. Hamilton, West Feliciaua. 



There are generally three broods, or generations, of the worms produced. [Dr. I. U. 

 Ball, West Feliciana. 



There are about three generations in one season produced. [John A. Marymau, 

 East Feliciana. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



I think about three. The first is very small in number and does so little damage 

 that few people discover it. The year Id89 was remarkable for the (apparent at lease) 



