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cent of the squares are punctured in the eastern counties, 
Washington, Jefferson, B-urke, Screven, and Bull oik; 6 6 per cent 
at one point in Baldwin County, In the southwestern part of the 
State puncturing ranges from 3 to 14 per cent in Sumter, Lee, 
Carroll, Randall, Clay, Dougherty, Calhoun, and Early Counties. 
In Alabama percenfage of puncturing is decidedly higher, ranging 
from 6 to 37 per cent in Tallapoosa, Lee, Russell, Bullock, Dale, 
and Houston Counties, 
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J. M« Robinson (June 1?): An unusually heavy weevil infestation, 
with calcium arsenate dusting under way for control at Pine Apple. 
(June 19): In several fields at Auburn the number of weevils per 
acre ranged from 1 to 70. In one of these fields the square 
inffestation was 22 per cent. The infestation in central and southern 
Alabama is relatively high as contrasted with last year. 
V« V. Williams (June 8-14): At Valdos ta examined 4,300 squares 
finding 83 punctures, an average of 1*7 per cent punctured squares. 
Eight fields examined. Infestation ranged from 0.8 to 16.3 per 
cent. 
C„ E e Sanborn (June 12): The first authentic record of boll weevil 
appearance was in Bryan County on June 5 and very few weevils in 
that section,, 
D„ Isely (June 16): Half-grown weevil larvae have been found 
squares in Miller County. 
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T. Po McC-ehee: Prom May 29 to June 15 examined 20,200 plants, 
finding no weevils at Holly Springs* 
Ro Wo Harned (June 15): Weevil infestations are very spotted through- 
out the States In the southeastern section examinations were made 
on 19 farms in 5 counties; the weevils found per acre ranged from 
to 400; the square infestation ranged from to 0.5 per cent. 
In the southwestern section examinations on 36 farms in two counties 
showed the square infestation to be from to 20 per cent. In 
the central and north-central section examinations were made in 7 
counties; the sqnaare infestation ranged from to 5 per cent. In 
the northern section examinations were made or. 51 farms in 12 
counties; the number of weevils found per acre ranged from to 
400, whereas the square infestation ranged from to 4 per cent. 
Wo E Hinds (May 28): T^e boll weevil has evidently survived the 
winter in large numbers in south-central Louisiana, especially,, The 
emergence is still continuing steadily and in some fields weevils 
have been found as numerous as 250 per acre. In the earliest 
planted cotton weevils have now developed to the emergence of the 
first- generation adults* Poisoning for overwintered weevils is now 
under way in many localities^ 
Bo R c Coad: Prom June 8 to 14 9 20,400 squares were examined at 
Tallulah, 39 punctures being found , an average infestation of 0.2 
per cent. Thirty four fields/ examined. Infestation light and 
spotted, ranging from to 2* 3 per cent. 
