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BOLL WEEVIL (Anthonoimis ^ randis Boh.) 
B.R.Coad (Delta Laboratory, July 20), "Heavy infestations of the 
boll weevil are reported from Jackson, DeEalb, Cherokee, Lawrence, 
Morgan, Payette, Walker, Jefferson- Pickens, Randolph, Lee, Choctaw, 
Monroe, Butler, Montgomery, Bullock, Barbour, and Geneva Counties. 
Moderate infestation is reported from St.. Clair and Colbert Counties 
and slight infestation from Franklin, Marion, Madison. Talladega, 
Marengo, and Macon Counties, Reports were received from thirty- four 
counties on boll weevil conditions between June 15 and July 15, " 
B.R.Coad (Delta Laboratory, July 20) . R Heavy infestation .has been 
reported from Grant, Desha, Howard, Palaski p Chicot, Prairie, White, 
Nevada, Hot Spring, Poinsett, Pike, Clarke, Faulkner, and Sharp 
Counties. Slight infestation is reported from Lonoke, Ashley, 
Woodruff, Mississippi, Montgomery, Yell, Cleburne, Jackson, St.Francis, 
Polk, Perry, Lincoln, Randolph, Monroe, Independence, Phillips, 
Arkansas, Dallas, Miller, and Lafayette, Reports of the presence of 
the weevil were received from forty counties in this State," Bureau 
field workers ascertained the percentage infestation in the following 
counties: Ashley, 8 per cent; Chicot, 15-75 per cent; Pulaski, 15-30 
per cent; Woodruff, 2-15 per cent; Miller, 4-15 per cent." 
B.R.Coad (June 15). "Reports indicate a more widespread infestation 
than in 1921. Numbers of weevils in mat sections much larger than 
in previous years for this period. A heavy scattered infestation is 
reported from Madison County," 
B.R.Coad (Delta Laboratory, July 20). "Boll weevil infestation was 
reported as heavy in Morgan, Troup, Franklin, Floyd, Jasper, Harris, 
Washington, Early, Columbia, Carrol, Chatham, Laurens, Clay, Terrell, 
Crisp, and Houston Counties. The weevils were also numerous in 
McDuffie and Newton Counties, Slight infestation was reported from 
Colquitt, Randolph, Muscogee, Thomas, Bibb, Spalding, Coweta, Marion, 
and Monroe Counties. Reports of the pr3sence of the weevil were 
reported from 34 counties." 
B.R.Coad (Delta Laboratory, July 20). "Heavy boll weevil infestation 
was reported from Webster, Bienville, Natchitoches, East Carroll, 
Tensas, Rapides, Avoyelles, Red River, West Carroll, and Morehouse 
Counties. Slight damage was reported from Richland, Lafayette, St. 
Landry, East Feliciana, Ouachita, and BeSoto Counties. The Bureau's 
field men ascertained percentage damaged in the following counties: 
Richland, 15-30 per cent; Ouachita, 25 per cent; BeSoto, 10-20 per cent; 
Red River, 10-40 per cent; Natchitoches, 15-30 per cent; Avoyelles, 20- 
48 per cent; Rapides, 15-50 per cent; Bossier, 45-100 per cent." 
ssissippi R.W.Hamed (July 18). "As a whole, W3evils are not as abundant now 
as we had reason to expect they would be a month ago. Apparently 
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