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time, which the pump did easily, and thus I passed over the five acres iu a 

 thorough manner. I found on leaving a little water in the barrel each time 

 that about the third time filling two measures was too strong, and blis- 

 tered the leaves a little. I afterward emptied the water out each time and 

 used the two measures without injury. 



In passing to the cotton I was sprinkling from the spring I had to pass 

 through a piece entirely eaten up, with the exception of eight rows next 

 the fence, which was green, but somewhat ragged, and worms working vig- 

 orously. I concluded to test it on that, which I did, and it stopped the 

 worms, and the cotton continued to bloom and bear until frost, as did all 

 the cotton I sprinkled with your " Texas Worm Destroyer." I found very 

 few worms dead, but they stopped eating, and the cotton is now bending 

 down with bolls. I have no doubt but earlier in the season a second sprink- 

 ling would be necegsary on account of the new growth. Many persons 

 speak of your remedy — some for, some against. I can only say what it has 

 done for me. 



Every acre I sprinkled grew, bloomed and bore until frost, and every 

 acre I did not sprinkle was eaten up entirely by the worms by the 5th of 

 September. 



I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



JAMES E. HADEN. 



Cold Springs, Texas, Nov. 13, 1876. 



Mr. Jagers, an old farmer, and the most thorough connoisseur iu worms 

 gives his statement in his own words, as also the Dr. J. A. Dupreo : 



I was on Capt. Haden's premises, and saw the cotton ten days after 

 sprinkling. It was green and doing well. I also noticed very particularly 

 (that being my object in going to see it) that it was not shedding, as some 

 of the poisons cause it to do. 



D. L. JAGERS. 



Note the following from Judge W. J. Jones : 



Virginia Point, July 24, 1877. 



Messrs. Preston & Robira : 



The worms made their appearance in my crop of cotton about the 22d of 

 June. I immediately applied your "Destroyer," using the "Fountain 

 Pump" for its distribution, and cleaned the worms out in a few days. 

 About the 15th of this month they reappeared on the same cotton in larger 

 numerical force, when I again resorted to your "Destroyer " and have just 

 finished their annihilation. There is a portion of my crop here, although 

 in the same inclosure (only a ditch between), on which no worms have so 

 far appeared. For this exemption there is no apparent cause. 



I have tried every known preparation for the destruction of the cotton 

 worm, but I found none to equal yours in all the essentials of complete 

 success. It is cheap ; its efficiency is beyond all question. It does not 



