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and you will catch every moth on an acre. Molasses and vinegar attracts better than 

 anything used in conjunction with a bright lantern ; one-half of a star candle that 

 will burn three hours is sufficient, as the inoth flies early after dark. Did not use any- 

 thing this year; yellow fever absorbed everything here. [J. W. Burch, Jefferson. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



The worms are so few and rare in this section that no effort has been made to de- 

 stroy them. [F. I. Smith, Halifax. 

 No remedies have ever been used in this county. [J. Evans, Cumberland. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



I believe one of these plans as good as another, and all of them useless. [James W. 

 Grace, Colleton. 



We cannot give you any information as to remedies or methods of destruction. The 

 worm has never threatened us with such damage as has been experienced in more 

 southern localities, and nearer the coast, and have, therefore, never had to resort to 

 anything of the kind. I have not heard of any farmer in this county who ever tried 

 any experiment. When one had a flock of turkeys or many fowls, he would turn them 

 on the cotton infested with the worm with good results. [James C. Brown, Barnwell. 



TENNESSEE. 



This is another field in which the entomologist can, as I believe, bo profitably and 

 successfully employed. Success will, perhaps, be achieved when the entomologist 

 combines as his assistant practical knowledge so common among planters and scientific 

 attainments in entomology, or, rather, natural history. Poisoned sugar, as ordinarily 

 used, is of little value ; molasses and vinegar are useless ; tires, unless used by all plant- 

 ers, decidedly hurtful. [A. W. Hunt, Perry. 



TEXAS. 



I know nothing of poisoning, as it has never been tried in this locality. Fires have 

 been tried, but without any effect. One man in this neighborhood tried lamps sur- 

 rounded by small tin plates, smeared with molasses. If he ever caught any I never 

 heard of it. Many people went to see the result of his experiments, but nothing came 

 of it. Half an hour after sunset the moth may be seen flitting about among the cotton- 

 plants, scarcely ever seen above the tops of the plants, depositing eggs on the under 

 side of the leaves mostly ; if not disturbed, never appearing during the day. [ J. M. 

 Glascoe, Upshur. 



None have been used except fires. [H. J. H. Brensing, Bowie. 



So far no remedies of any kind have been applied. [A. Schroeter, Burnet. 



A field upon which the worms had made their appearance was promptly sprinkled 

 with the arsenite of soda, prepared at Lodi, New .Jersey, and not a worm was to be found 

 and the plant itself had sustained no perceptible injury. It was the only crop in the 

 neighborhood that was not eaten up. [William J. Jones, Galveston. 



I know of none tried. [W. Barnes, Cherokee. 



I know one man that built large fires around his field and destroyed a great many ; 

 this is the only remedy tried within my knowledge. [P. S. Watte, Hardiu. 



Molasses, with burning lamps, has proved most satisfactory. Unless everybody uses 

 this remedy it is hurtful to those who do, as it attracts the moths of the uuilluminated 

 fields. [R. Wipprecht, Comal. 



Poisoned sugar, molasses, and vinegar, used in day-time, and fires or lights placed 

 so that the moth falls into a vessel of gummy matter, have been found efficacious for 

 their destruction, but has never proved wholly so, probably owing to the fact that 

 they are not used early enough or not long enough. [S. B. Tuckaberry, Polk. 



Remedies used here have been Paris green mixed with flour, put on by means of a 

 sifter when the cotton is damp. Arsenic dissolved in water is also used ; both ha,ve 

 proved effectual. The arsenic has proved the most satisfactory and cheapest; judg- 

 ment has to be exercised or the cotton will be killed with the worm. [O. H. P. Gar- 

 rett, Washington. 



Nothing attempted in that way in this section. [A. Underwood, Brnzoria. 



I have tried making lights all over the farm, with no success. The moth would 

 pass about the cotton seeming not to see it till disturbed. I do not think anything 

 in the way of destroying molhs will answer, as they will fly long distances (at night) 

 from other sections of the State, and fill your field with eggs in a couple of days. 

 Have never used sweetened poisons. [W. T. Hill, Walker. 



In 184G and '47 some planters made pine fires on scaffolds in the field, and had some 

 hands catching the worms, and in 1864 I put 20 hands on three acres to killing the 

 worms, Vnt neither had any good results. [C. B. Richardson, Rusk. 



But few efforts have been made to destroy the moths, farmers of late years chiefly 

 relying on poisoning the worms. However, the idea is gaining foothold that it is 

 better to try and destroy the moth, and thereby prevent the appearance of the worm 



