Arkansas 
Louisiana 
Mississippi 
Alabama 
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D. IsSly (August 15)5 Boll weevil infestations are still local. 
In some fields in the southern half of the State serious injury 
has occurred, "but the greater part of cotton in Arkansas is still 
free from infestation, 
V,\ R. Sudduth: On August 8 in one field near timber in the 
Shreveport section an infestation of 5^ P er cent was found and in 
one field seme distance from timber an infestation of 2,7 per 
cenfc„ In different fields from the above on August 15 an in- 
festation of U3 per cent was found near timber and 21 per cent 
in a field seme distance from timber. 
Y7, S. Hinds (August 17): No. emergence from hibernation cages has 
occurred from August 1 to 15 and we have closed these tests and are 
nor; moving our cages. The latest emergence was, I bo live, on 
June 12. 
Sodium fluosilicate has given serious burning on cotton when 
applied with dew on the foliage and appears to have 'q^qtx con- 
siderably less efficient than calcium arsenate so far as boll weevil 
control is concerned. 
Boll weevil migration has been under way since about July 15 in 
central Louisiana and there hasbeen no effective natural control 
at any time during the season and weevils have become exceedingly 
abundant. In spite of this fact, the weevils have been sufficiently 
well controlled on regular calcium arsenate dusted plats t CD allow 
fruiting to continue steadily to date (August 15): Practically 
no fruit has been set on -empoisoned fields in the vicinity of 
3aton Rouge since about July 20. The setting of bolls has not 
been satisfactory in this section throughout the season -and re- 
gardless of weevil infestatiSn, spacing, or other conditions. The 
trouble seems to be due to a combination of moisture and fertility 
conditions which have been more favorable to vegetative growth 
than to the sotting of bolls. 
Probably the latest poisoning of cotton for weevil control in 
the State this season is being done in the extreme southern part 
of the State. In that section two airplane dusting units have 
recently begun work in the vicinity of Houma and south of Abbeville. 
B. H. Goad (August 15): Generally, the infestation has increased 
during the last 15 days owing to general field migration. In- 
festations range from light to complete. Severe injury has occurred 
in many fields in Lis di son Parish. 
R d W. Earned (August 8): Curing the week which ended August S 
inspections were mads in 15 counties on Ug farms, Weevil infestations 
were found on 35 farms. Infestations ranging fvora C to 90 per 
cent were found. The average infestation en the 35 favr^is was 18.U 
per cent whereas on all farms the overage was 13-.6 P or cent, The 
increaso in infestation during the last week was SO per cent. The 
heaviest infestations were found in the Mississippi Delta section* 
The next highest infestations were found in the northeastern section 
of the State and the lowest infestations in the southern portions. 
J. M» Robinson (July }l): The subject of methods for the control 
of the boll weevil has been one of the outstanding bits of 
