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been observed, always upon land which had been in cowpeas the year 
previous. <A rotation in which cotton does not follow cowpeas effec- 
tually disposes of the trouble, but such a rotation is not always prac- 
ticable. In the laboratory the beetles show a marked preference for 
cowpeas, when both the latter and young cotton plants are growing 
side by side. Trap rows of cowpeas, planted between cotton rows 
when the cotton is planted, would probably serve to direct the attacks 
away from the cotton almost entirely. However, as many more 
cotton plants come up than are ultimately utilized, the simplest and 
cheapest remedy appears to be the delay of the first “ chopping ” as 
long as possible, or until the extent of the damage can be approxi- 
mately forecasted. The first chopping can also be made ght, so as 
to leave plenty of plants, and the damage by the insects will then 
amount to hardly more than a severe thinning. When the time for 
the second chopping arrives the period of maximum injury will have 
passed and a good stand can be secured. Owing to the relative 
abundance of this species in the localities mentioned, it was mistaken 
by many for the boll weevil and caused much temporary alarm. 
Carpophilus dimidiatus Fab. has several times been found breed- 
ing abundantly in cotton bolls which have been destroyed by the 
cotton anthracnose. Systena blanda Mels. developed an unusual 
appetite for young cotton plants, and during May did severe damage 
to cotton near Jackson, Ga. 
A somewhat detailed inquiry among the wheat growers of the State 
has revealed that in previous years the damage by J/ayetiola (Ceci- 
domyia) destructor Say has been considerable. In the case of Bartow 
County alone, which normally produces more wheat than any. other 
county of the State, the damage by this insect in 1903 was estimated by 
many prominent planters as considerably in excess of 20 per cent of 
the crop. This was equivalent to a money loss of practically $19,000 
in that county annually. Examinations in Bartow County revealed 
the eggs of the spring brood in abundance on April 1. Observations 
vere made from time to time during the summer, and it can now be 
stated with certainty that in this the southernmost part of its range > 
in the United States the Hessian fly is not more than two-brooded. 
Plans were made for extensive experiments in sowing wheat in 
different localities and at different altitudes during the past autumn 
in order to determine with certainty the dates of egg@ deposition. 
Owing to an exceptional and prolonged drought during August, 
September, and October, early-sown wheat remained in the ground 
without germinating until about November 5, and did not appear 
above ground until after the periods for the appearance of the adult 
flies had passed. The only puparia that can be found at present are in 
volunteer wheat, and the indications are that during 1905 the attacks 
of the insect will be much less than formerly. The advisability of 
