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bama, and less again in Marengo, Perry, and Greene; considerable in 

 Panola and Noxubee, Mississippi, and less in Jefferson, Covington, 

 Clarke, Kemper, and Simpson; considerable in Bienville, Caddo, 

 Bossier, and Sabine Parishes, Louisiana, and comparatively small in 

 Washington, Pointe Coup6e, Madison, Ouachita, Saint Helena, More- 

 bouse, and Calcasieu; considerable again in Comanche, Erath, Bastrop, 

 Harris, Eobertson, Wharton, Matagorda, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Austin, 

 Limestone, Montgomery, Walker, and Brown Counties, Texas, and less 

 so in Polk, Bexar, Karnes, De Witt, Jackson, Falls, Titus, Victoria, 

 Harrison, Coryell, Montague, and Paine. In Arkansas, the crop of 

 Hempstead County was damaged. 



The following summary of the losses in 1881 is taken from the Annual 

 Beport of the Department of Agriculture for 1881-^82; 



Alabama. — Tallmdega : Appeared late and only on luxuriant growth in some sections. 

 Limestone : Shed more from want of proper cultivation and rain and drought. Lawrence: 

 In low bottom-lands to some extent. Conecuh : All the top crop destroyed. Barhour : 

 Partially in many fields rust preceded the caterpillars and destroyed what they would. 

 Perry : Prairie early and sandy land later, Chilton : About three-fourths stripped of 

 leares early ; after rain budded out but made nothing. De Kalh : Stripped in some 

 •ections. Saint Clair: Some fields were not touched while others were entirely 

 stripped. Cherokee: Some fields stripped early, others not at all. Russell: On bottom- 

 lands early. Marengo : Stripped entirely where no poison was used. 



Arkansas. — Hempstead : Some spots none ; others as high as 50 per cent. Pulaski : 

 Earlier than ever before. Woodruff: Only the foliage and unmatured bolls. Jacks&n : 

 By the Army Worm. Montgomery : Many fields 8tripi)ed after the cotton had matured. 

 Pope: Later than usual. Howard: Leaf Worm came early but did no damage. 

 Monroe : Whole region stripped bare of foliage. 



GzORGiA. — Bibh: On bottom and new land only. Muscogee: On lowlands early; 

 uplands later. Lowndes: Second crop of foliage entirely stripped. Hancock: Entirely 

 on low, wet lands. Jones : Stripped entirely on red lands ; gray land suffered but 

 little. D06ly: Only partially. Morgan: In consequence of the very late fall and 

 frost. XtJtooZn ; Few fields. ZiftcHy: Partially. J&arZ]/ ; Some localities early. Oconee: 

 Picking of the best cotton was done before the worms came. 



Florida. — Columbus: Many fields stripped. Madison: Only in portions of the 

 county. Sumter: Was stripped entirely. 



Tejtnkssie. — Bedford: BoU- worms are unknown here, though caterpiUars stripped 

 the leaves. Lincoln : Stripped of leaves. Dickson : Very little damage done in this 

 •ounty. White: Boll-worms do the most damage. 



South Carolina. — Oconee: Only partially in limited localities. Oreenville: Crop 

 made before worms came. Newberry : In some locahties, but so late in season as not 

 to injure yield; rather benefit it by exposing the unopened boUs to sun. Abbeville: 

 Where it appeared did not more than eat the leaves on the plant. Barnsville : Stripped 

 elean of leaves and young boUs, which came too late to make anything. 



North Carolina. — Came too late to do any damage. Lenoir : Did not appear only 

 in a few places. Columbus : Only appeared in a few places and too late to do any 

 damage. Cmhsirr%ts : Did not appear till after crop was picked ; they then stripped the 

 plant. Wilson : A few appeared just before frost, but did no damage. Cumberland : 

 Few fields had the leaves eaten off, but too late to do any damage. Pitt: Few places 

 they appeared, but too late to do any damage. Cleveland : Very little. 



Louisiana. — Union : A few places had then reported, but no damage done. Jackson : 

 Stripped, but after maturity. Lincoln: In some places, but not until after it was 

 picked. Franklin: Not until picking was over, then only partially. East Carroll: 

 Stripped, except very high land or shaded. 

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