166 



Consists of a few letters from Mexican cotton planters and translations of 

 some of trie publications of the Division of Entomology. 



1897. Balestrier, L. de.- — Las Medias precautorias contra las Plagas 

 que asolan a la Agricultura. El Progreso de Mexico, Vol. IV, 



pp. 575-576, May 22. 

 The author urges the necessity of some definite action. 



1897. Howard, L. O.— The Mexican Cotton-boll Weevil in 1897. Cir- 

 cular No. 27 (second series), Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agric, 

 pp. 7. 



This circular records more particularly the further spread of the weevil, and 

 repeats the suggestions relative to the cultural method of control from Circular 

 18, which method is urged as a practically complete remedy for the insect. 



1897. Howard, L. O. — Insects Affecting the' Cotton Plant. Farmers' 



Bulletin No. 47, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, pp. 16-23, figs. 7-11. 



Reprinted from Bulletin 33, Office of Experiment Stations, XT. S. Dept. 

 Agric, pp. 317-350. Eepeats substantially the information and advice given 

 in Circular 27. 



1898. Howard, L. O.— Remedial Work against the Mexican Cotton- 



boll Weevil. Circular No. 33 (second series), Div. Ent., U. S. 



Dept. Agric, pp. 6. 

 This is a supplementary circular giving the results of some experiments with 

 poisons by Mr. Marlatt and Mr. Townsend. The cultural system of control 

 is, however, again insisted upon. 



1901. Rang el, A. F. — Estudios preliminares acerca del Picudo del 



Algodon {Insanthonomus grandis I. C. Cu.) Boletin de la 



Comision de Parasitologia Agricola, I, No. 3, pp. 93-101, PL 



IX, and figure. 



Deals with 45 experiments regarding destruction by means of hot air, hot 



water, steam, haplaphyton, and arsenic. 



1901. Mally, F. W. — A Preliminary Report of Progress of an Inves- 

 tigation concerning the Life History, Habits, Injuries, and 

 Methods for destroying the Mexican Cotton-boll Weevil 

 (Anthonomous (sic) grandis). Authorized by Special Act of 

 the Twenty-sixth Legislature of Texas, pp. 1-30, supplement 

 pp. 35-15. 

 1901. Mally, F. W.— The Mexican Cotton-boll Weevil. Farmers' 

 Bulletin, U. S. Dept. Agric, No. 130, pp. 30, figs. 1-4. 

 A reprint, with minor corrections, -of the preceding, excepting the supple- 

 ment. Contains much new valuable information, but in the subject of reme- 

 dies represents Mr. Mally' s own point of view and not the advice of the 

 Bureau current at the same time. Nevertheless the cultural method is again 

 given the greatest prominence. 

 1901. Raxgel, A. F. — Segundo Informe acerca del Picudo del Algodon 

 (InsanthonomiLS grandis I. C. Cu.). Boletin de la Comision 

 de Parasitologia Agricola, I, No. 5, pp. 171-176. 



