COTTON CULTURE 



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INJURIOUS INSECTS 



It is stated on good authority that the average loss to 

 cotton growers from the ravages of a single species of 

 insect is estimated to amount to $15,000,000 annually. 



A, showing damage by cotton- boll worm. B, cotton-boll worm. 



COTTON-BOLL WORM. 



The fight against these insects must be carried on in a 

 vigorous manner. The remedies should be studied care- 

 fully, and the application carried out to the smallest detail. 



THE COTTON WORM 



This is also known as the cotton caterpillar. The insect 

 is too familiar to cotton growers to require description. 



