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not be picked. Only a light 'bottom crop will "be harvested. There 
has beer, no blooming in three or four weeks. Many bolls which now 
appear to be safe are in fact punctured. North of this line it is 
estimated the minimum infestation is 20 per cent. While there is 
a light infestation in all counties that grow cotton in this State, 
the damage decreases as one advances north-ard from above line. 
Arkansas Dwight Isely (August l6) : Loll -eevils appear to be more abundant 
in the western portion of the State this year than in any year 
since 1523- There is more infestation on the hill farms in this 
portion of the State than I have ever seen. Our records for the 
eastern portion of the State are not so complete as usual, *tut 
apparently the boll weevil is not proportionately so serious as in 
the we stern portion. 
Alabama. J. U, Robinson (august 1): Boll weevils are present rather gener- 
ally in central and southern Alabama, in enormous numbers. 
(Augast 1c): The boll weevil has become more numerous than in any 
previous ye-.r in central and southern Alabama. The top crop in 
the later cotton has been entirely removed by this pest. In some 
of the Piedmont region the entire crop has been practically de r 
stroyed, as there will not be more than 50 bolls of cotton to the 
acre. This is perhaps in a rather limited area. Of S.U89 squares 
counted on undusted plats 65 per cent were punctured. 
Louisiana 5. R. Goad (August S-I3): The average infestation on 6 cuts of 
old cotton was 65. 9 per cent. The infestation ranged from ^>l.S 
to 75-0 per cent. 
".'.". E. Hinds (August 20) : Boll weevil infestation has beem complete 
in many fields for at least 10 days and is rapidly reaching the 
condition of complete infestation in the majority of undusted 
fields. However, the infestation has been so "spotted" in the 
earlier part of the season that some fields are still making cot- 
ton. 
ssissippi R. 1. Earned (July 25): Boll weevil condition compared with 
previous years. 
1925 152o 1927 
July 25 July 2k July 23 
Kunber of counties 
inspected 26 21 31 
Number of farms 
inspected 101 135 10S 
■ imber of farms 
infested Ill SS 
Per cent of farms 
free of weevil 19. 9 17- 7 20. k 
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