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lot of late cotton in this way. The worms have just appeared again, and 1 could drive 

 them off again (or rather kill them), but think the lot will be benefited by allowing 

 them to strip the foliage, which is so dense that all the lower fruit is rotting. [J. 

 Bradford, Leon. 



Hogs turned into the cotton-fields in August will be the cheapest and best method 

 of destroying them. [ J. M. McGehee, Santa Rosa. 



Destruction of all undergrowth shrubbery. [R. Gamble, Leon. 



GEORGIA. 



I thiuk that topping the cotton the last of July or first of August, and taking the 

 tops so cut off in sacks or baskets out of the field, especially after a spell of cloudy 

 weather, as the eggs are deposited in the top buds, where the young worm can have 

 the tender foliage to feed on. [Timothy Fussell, Coffee. 



Have found nothing better than Paris green, or a good large flock of tame turkeys. 

 [William A. Harris, Worth. 



Lamps or bonfires built on stumps or scaffolds in the cotton-field just as dusk sots in. 

 [M. Kemp, Marion. 



I am one of those that view it as an impossibility. [S. P. Odom, Dooly. 



I know of no possible way of destroying them. [William Jones, Clarke. 



LOUISIANA. 



Paris green. [H. B. Shaw, Concordia. 



Paris green is the best and most effective method of destroying them. [John A. 

 Maryman, East Feliciana. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



One pound of Paris green, worth about 25 cents, 20 pounds of flour $1, applied three 

 times, making a total of 3.75 per acre. [James W. Grace, Colleton. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Fires, vessels of poisoned sirups, and Paris green. The last is mixed, 1 pound with 

 30 pounds of wheat flour, and sprinkled on the plant while the leaves are wet with 

 dew. If dried before rain falls, it proves effectual ; if not, the poison is worth little. 

 [D. L. Phares, Wilkinson. 



Light and some sticky substance that will retain them when caught. [J. W. Burch, 

 Jefferson. 



Let it be ascertained when, where, and how this insect hibernates ; then the most 

 effective method for their destruction ought to be found. [John C. Russell, Madison. 



No means of forming an opinion. [C. Welch, Covington. 



Quit raising cotton. [W. Spillman, Clarke. 



Lights in the cotton-fields on stumps and boards elevated to the top of the cotton. 

 [George V. Webb, Amite. 



TENNESSEE. 



Paris green I regard most successful in destroying the insect in question if generally 

 used. Lighted fires of next importance if generally used, though, as I have said, harm 

 results from its partial use. Of next importance I regard the natural enemies of the 

 insect. Except for these enemies the growing of cotton would long since have been 

 abandoned. The value of their assistance cannot be overestimated. [A. W. Hunt, 

 M. D., Perry. 



TEXAS. 



If the weather should prove to be dry after the worms make their appearance, the 

 Paris green in a solution is best ; but if it continues wet, then the powder is best. 

 This is my experience. [S. Harbert, Colorado. 



Paris green, 1 pound to 25 pounds of flour, and a small portion of rosin. The rains 

 will wash off the poison, and it will have to be applied after each beating rain ; it 

 should be used wherever the worms are first seen. Destroy if possible this first crop. 

 [P. S. Clarke, Waller. 



Solution of arsenic. [R. Wipprecht, Cotnal. 



Any preparation of arsenic applied in solution. [S. B. Tackaberry, Polk. 



There has been no trial of any method. [W. Barnes, Cherokee. 



A solution of arsenic and water is considered equal to Paris green, if properly ap- 

 plied, and by far the most expeditious. [O. H. P. Garrett, Washington. 



The best and most effective mode is doubtless the application of Paris green and 

 flour 1 pound of Paris green to 20 or 30 pounds of flour. It is also the most expen- 

 sive, but at the same time one application is generally sufficient. People, however, 

 seem to discard the extensive use of poisons, and appear inclined to pay more atten- 

 tion to the destruction of the moth. [J. H. Krancher, Austin. 



I poison my cotton altogether with machinery drawn by two horses. The machine 

 consists of the fore part of a wagon, with a platform made sufficient to hold a tank 



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