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the northern tier were infested, but none badly; the crop of Hills- 
borough County, farther south, was, however, considerably shortened. 
In LS79 the worms were noticed and reported earlier than ever be- 
fore, but this is due to the fact that active workers, attached to the 
Commission and to the Department, were on the lookout for them. 
They were reported in the canebrake region of Alabama by Mr. Tre- 
lease, and in the Colorado bottom, in Texas, by Mr. Schwarz, about the 
middle of May; 1870 was not, however, a bad worm year. Although 
some localities suffered considerable loss, the general loss was far from 
great. From the September report upon the condition of crops, issued 
by this Department, we learn the following: The caterpillars were pres- 
ent in great numbers on the 1st of September in Beaufort County, 
South Carolina ; Baker, Dooly, Muscogee, Brooks, Lee, and Stewart 
Counties, Georgia; Putnam, Bradford, Sumter, and Marion Counties, 
Florida, and, in a lesser degree, in Madison, Leon, Suwannee, and 
Gadsden. In Alabama, Wilcox, Bullock, Coffee, and Perry suffered 
considerably, while Dale, Lowndes, Monroe, Barbour, and Conecuh 
were overrun with less resulting damage. Mississippi reported the 
caterpillars in Lauderdale, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Carroll, Lowndes, 
Oktibbeha, Copiah, Sharkey, Hindes, Leake, Holmes, and Jasper. 
Louisiana sent in not a single report of loss; and Texas only Austin, 
Trinity, Waller, and Harrison; Arkansas, Drew County. The No- 
vember report increased this list by Thomas County, Georgia; Alachua, 
Wakulla, and Hamilton Counties, Florida; Clarke, Hale, and Lee 
Counties, Alabama; Amite, Newton, and Smith Counties, Mississippi; 
and Brazos and De Witt Counties, Texas; the two last reporting the 
crop as being almost entirely destroyed by worms. The year, as a 
whole, was not a favorable one for cotton; and the crop, as a whole, fell 
short of that of the previous year in spite of an increased acreage. 
In 18S0 there seemed to be no especially marked increase in the num- 
ber of the worms over the previous year. The season was a favorable 
one for cotton throughout its whole extent in the Carolmas, Georgia, 
Florida, and Texas; although too wet after August in Alabama, Mis- 
sissippi, and Louisiana, and dry in Arkansas and Tennessee. As early 
as June 4, the worms were reported as doing much damage in Bossier 
Parish, Louisiana, and in one or two Texas counties. In July they ap- 
peared in Decatur, Early, Quitman, Sumter, and Dooly Counties, 
Georgia; Gadsden and Madison, Florida; Bullock, Hale, Perry, Bald- 
win, Macon, Marengo, and Greene, Alabama; Panola, Covington, 
Clarke, Kemper, and Simpson, Mississippi; Pointe Coupee and Madi- 
son, Louisiana; Jackson, Falls, and Walker, Texas. The final reports 
for the season show that the damage in Georgia was considerable in 
Decatur, Lc*e, and Quitman; slight, or comparatively slight, in Screven, 
Troup, Early, Sumter, and Dooly; considerable in Lafayette, Florida, 
but less in Marion, Gadsden, and Madison; considerable again in Bar- 
bour, Elmore, Crenshaw, Bullock, Hale, and Macon Counties, Ala- 
