them, whicli was a full success. I used at the same time a few packages 

 of your compound. About the last of June, when the second brood of 

 worms appeared, I used your compound. My success was prorai^t and 

 thorough at one-third the cost of the Paris-green. I am satisfied that your 

 compound is equal to any that I have tried, and I have tried them all, in 

 destroying the worm, while it does not injure the plant— it is certainly the 

 cheapest — and less likely to effect the party injuriously in its application 

 than Paris-green, as it leaves no residuum on the open boll ivhich might endange)- 

 the health or the life of the ginner. The chemical affinities of your prepara. 

 tion have been most skilfully adjusted, producing destruction to the worm 

 without evil consequences to the party sprinkling it. I most heartly con- 

 gratulate you upon the full success of one of your many experiments to 

 destroy the cotton worm, in which you have toiled for many years with 

 tireless devotion, and the great planting interest of the South cannot fail 

 to evince its appreciation of your labor in this connection. There is now 

 nothing to fear, except the attempt at adulteration which is already 

 apparent in the Paris-green sent to the Southern market. I know of but 

 one remedy for that serious swindle, which will be to confine the manufac- 

 ture of your compound to some establishment of well-known repute, which 

 will find it to its interest to furnish a genuine preparation on which the 

 planter can safely rely. 



Very respectfully, 



William J. Jones. 

 Judge Jones's suggestion is timely and will be heeded, our arrangements 

 are such that we are prepared to vouch for every package of the Texas 

 Worm Destroyer that is sold. 



FROM A PROMINEMT BANKER AND PLANTER. 



Hearne, Oct. 26ih, 1874. 



Messrs. Preston & Robira: 



Gentlemen, — I have neglected giving you the result of my experiments 

 with your Cotton Worm Destroyer, partly to ascertain fully its effects and 

 partly from neglect. 



The worms appeared in Mr. Hearne's field adjoining mine about the 6th 

 of July. On the 14th, I received from you four oz. of your Cotton Worm 

 Destroyer. I applied it to three rows about 300 yards long in his field, 

 where they were very thick, and had commenced " webbing," in about 

 three days I found them all dead except those which were fally grown ; 

 three weeks after these rows were green when there were no leaves on 

 the adjoining rows. 



About the 25th of July, I received from you about 100 lbs. of the 

 poison. I applied it as fast as the worms spread, and never failed to 

 kill all except those which were fully grown. 1 applied it until I was 

 satisfied they could not injure my crop. On that part where it was ap- 



