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BEST COTTON WORM DESTROYERS 

 wlieii properly aud timely applied that there is IN THE WORLD. 



Very truly, yours, 



A. J. JOHNSON. 



The East Texas Patron, Crockett, Texas, of August 9th, 1877, published 

 the following interesting editorial and certificate : 



COTTON. 



The extraordinary interest, at this time manifested in the fate of the 

 growing crop of cotton by the press throughout the whole country, as well 

 as by all classes of our citizens here at home, attests the all importance 

 of this staple as bearing upon our well being under our existing system of 

 agriculture. Say what we will of cotton, and object as we may to its ex- 

 tensive culture to the almost entire exclusion of all other crops to which 

 we may look, in order to replenish our empty purses, yet, as matters now 

 stand, the fact exists that the farmer, if he want money, must get it through 

 the medium of the cotton bales which his field yield him. In ten at least 

 of these Southern States, the greaterpart of the labor, mental and physical, 

 of the agricultural class has, during the last seven months, been employed 

 in developing the present cotton crop. This crop under ordinarily favorable 

 circumstances would realize about two hundred millions of dollars. Destroy 

 the cotton crops and with it goes, we may say, this vast sum from the pockets 

 of the famous merchants, professional men, and all other classes of our 

 population. This accounts for the interest which we all feel in its safety. 

 The financial hopes of all depend upon it. The wonder is that there is not 

 more intense anxiety shown in regard to the subject. Our merchants are 

 deeply interested. They have already advanced largely on the present 

 crop, and their future business depends upon it. They should therefore 

 make arrangements, so as to be able to furnish in due time the means of 

 saving the crop, if such is possible. 



The article of Dr. Cannon which we have copied in this issue of our 

 paper shows that the proper application of the preparation of Preston &, 

 Robira will destroy the destroyer of the cotton crop. The merchants of 

 Moscow, with a view no doubt to their own interest as well as that of the 

 farmer, have wisely made arrangements to furnish the poison to all whose 

 crops are threatened by the worms. Would not a similar course on the 

 part of our merchants be advisable just now ? From present indications the 

 time to act has arrived, and we believe the merchants of Crockett, when 

 they have considered the subject, will not be behind those of any other 

 place in the State, but will promptly meet the requirements of the situation 

 to the extent of their ability. 



THE COTTON WORM CAN BE DESTROYED. 

 We give for the benefit of our readers the following communication, ad- 

 dressed by Dr. Cannon, a well known physician of Moscow, to the Moscow 



