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as did Mr. A. A. Pittuck, of The Texas Farm and Ranch, and Mr. 
F. Doreinus, of the Dallas Morning News. At Arlington, Tex!, sim- 
ilar courtesies were received from Dr. L. C. Page, Mr. 0. F. Mercer, 
Capt. M. J. Brinsan, Col. J. A. Ditto, and Hon. J. W. Hammack. 
Among those who by correspondence contributed freely of their ex- 
perience, Messrs. S. B. Mullen, of Harrisville, Miss. ; Jeff. Wclborn, of 
New Boston, Tex.; John C.Edgar, of Duval, Tex. ; Hon. George J. Twiley, 
of Holly Springs, Miss. ; Prof. H. A. Morgan, of Baton Rouge, La.; 
Prof. J. (x. Lee, of Calhoun, La., and many others, have my sincere 
thanks. Grateful acknowledgments are also due to Mr. Henry Hot- 
ter, Secretary of the New York Cotton Exchange ; Mr. Henry Hester, 
Secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, for many favors, and 
to Mr. A. B. Shepperson, of New York, for " Cotton Facts " and 
general statistical information. 
HABITS AND NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE BOLL WORM. 
DESTRUCTIVENESS. 
During May corn is practically the only abundant and available crop 
to be attacked by the Boll Worm. At that time a study of a number 
of corn fields on both bottom lands and uplands was made. The number 
of plants attacked was noted, as well as other data, as shown in 
Table I. 
Table I. — Ravages of Boll Worm on May corn. 
Field. 
Total. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
Plants examined 
Eaten 
377 
1G 
361 
3 
2 
1 
296 
7 
289 
4 
1 
3 
1 
472 
12 
460 
1 
1 
720 
21 
699 
5 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
422 
4 
418 
496 
6 
490 
511 
16 
495 
3 
1 
2 
2 
368 
15 
353 
8 
..... 
7 
3,662 
97 
3, 56.") 
26 
7 
19 
18 
1 
7 
7 
16 
3 
Color : 
Dark 
3 
3 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
....„ 
1 
Mashed : 
2 
1 

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It will be seen from this table that of the 3,602 plants examined, 97, 
or 2.6 per cent, showed injury, and 26, or 0.7 per cent, actually contained 
Boll Worms. Fields 5 and 6 were "hill country," and though plants 
were found apparently injured by Boll Worms, much of the damage 
done was due to Prodenia Mneatella. The other fields were Bed Eiver 
bottom lands. 
