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affect the cotton plant injuriously if used according to your directions, and 

 can be applied in any kind of weather, except when there is a heavy rain- 

 fall, and there is no decided risk of life or health with ordinary care. 



WM. J. JONES. 



The Daily Democratic Statesman of Austin, Texas, of the 24th July, 1877, 

 says editorially : 



The Cotton Worm.— In the past few days the unwelcome cotton worm 

 has made its appearance on several farms in this county, and Capt. Jas. 

 Thompson has been experimenting with the patent worm poison. In the 

 first place, he administered the poison on a few rows and then waited a day 

 or two to see the effect, which proved the most satisfactory. The worms 

 were killed by countless millions, and the rows of cotton on which the 

 poison had been sprinkled looked fresh and vigorous, while the rows which 

 had not been sprinkled showed fearful ravages on the part of the worms. 

 The Captain has now used poison on his entire crop and he expects a heavy 

 yield. Mr. John T. Miller, who was in Mr. Thompson's field on Sunday 

 (yesterday), commenced the application of the poison on his cotton, and he 

 has full faith that the worms will ba destroyed and a full crop of cotton 

 made. If every farmer in the country can be induced to use the poison, no 

 doubt a bale of cotton to the acre will be made this season. The poison 

 costs but 50 cents a pound and one-quarter pound is sufficient to each barrel 

 of water. It is administered by means of the common hand sprinklers. 

 Those who have very large crops use a wagon, carrying a barrel or two of 

 the poison in front and two men in the rear with the sprinklers. In this 

 way from fifty to one hundred acres of cotton can be sprinkled in one day, 

 and more where two or three teams can be kept at work. The worms do 

 no damage after the application of the poison, and die within thirty-six 

 hours. 



ToBiN Bros., Austin, Texas : 



Gents — I have used on ray farms near this city, the celebrated Cotton 

 Worm Destroyer, manufactured by Preston & Robira, of Galveston, aud I 

 take pleasure in saying that I am perfectly satisfied with it. One applica- 

 tion, which costs about 12^ cents an acre, did the work completely and now 

 my cotton on both farms is clear of worms, and I am sanguine of making a 

 fine crop, but for the use of the poison J believe my cotton would have been 

 eaten up. I have also been on Capt. James Thompson's farm since he ap- 

 plied the poison, and the result there is the same. His cotton and mine 

 now look perfectly healthful and very thrifty and no worms exist in my 

 cotton. I believe, from my experience, and from what I have learned from 

 Dr. A. T. Morris, who has used it for the past three years in Brazoria 

 county, that a very large crop of cotton can be raised throughout the 

 State if the farmers will use this great invention. 



Respectfully, 



JOHN T. MILLER, 



Austin, Texas, July 28, 1877. 



