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SOTJTHERK FIELD-CRC? HS2CIS 
COTTON 
South 
Carolina 
BOLii WEEVIL ( knthonomus grandis Boh.) 
J. 0. Pepper (February 21) : Very f ew weevils were present in the 
Peidmont Section of the State during the entire season last year. 
In the Coastal Section very few were present early in the season 
tut a fair infestation could he found late in the summer. Taking 
the State as a whole the weevil was not a serious problem last 
year. Ho survey has been made to determine the number of 
weevils surviving the winter. 
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E. P. Grossman through S. 77. Berger (February 23): Activity of 
the army leaf worm in stripping a large per cent of the cotton 
fields, followed by a rather early frost which killed all new 
growth of cotton fruit, tended to cut down the number of weevils 
fitted for successful hibernation. 7,'eevils placed in hibernation 
cages were active to date (excepting a period of one week follow- 
ing the coldest wave of the -inter), indicating that the -inter 
was not severe enough to considerably thin out those weevils which 
entered hibernation, ^ontinued mild weather should bring a max- 
imum number of weevils out of hibernation, ^he infestation for 
the coming season, however, is expected to be rather light. 
C. E. Sanborn (February 11): The boll weevil -ill probably be 
more serious since it dispersed extensively last fall, going as 
far north as the Kansas line and probably entering Kansas. It is 
doubtful, however, if it went any farther westward than some of 
the original boundary lines of previous years. 7,'e have had indi- 
cations that the hibernating worms -111 overwinter nicely. 
C. S. Rude (February lU): Very large numbers of the weevil -ent 
into ranter Quarters. The weather and field conditions have 
been favorable for a large percentage to live over winter. 
J. M. Robinson (February 11): The boll weevil for September, Oct- 
ober, and November, 192S, was considerably above normal for the 
rainfall which (according to Dr. Shelf ord) is an indication of an 
unusually large number of insects the following season. If that 
is the principal factor we shoxild have a lot of insects this 
year. 7,'ith the rainfall above normal for the three-month period 
last year the cotton plants as well as other vegetation grew very 
profusely and there were tremendous numbers of weevils in the cen- 
tral and southern parts of the State to go into hibernation. T7e 
-ere able to get weevils in greater numbers in Auburn than we have 
been in the last four years. Our lowest temperature -as 11° above 
zero at Auburn the middle of January, '.'e have not been able to 
find any weevils at the present time. 
R, '7. Harned (February 25): Clay Lyle makes the following sum- 
mary of the boll weevil situation: "The boll -eevil infestation 
