SUMMARY OF LOSSES IX 1881. 
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bama, and less agais in Marengo, Terry, and Greene; considerable in 
Fanola and Noxubee, Mississippi, and less in Jefferson, Covington, 
Clarke, Kemper, and Simpson; considerable in Bienville, Caddo, 
Bossier, and Sabine Parishes, Louisiana, and comparatively small in 
Washington, Tointe Oonpee, Madison, Ouachita, Saint Helena, ^lore- 
house, and Calcasieu; considerable again in Comanche, Erath, Bastrop, 
Harris, Robertson, Wharton, Matagorda, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Austin, 
Limestone, Montgomery, Walker, and Brown Counties, Texas, and less 
so in Polk, Bexar, Karnes, I)e Witt, Jackson, Falls, Titus, Victoria, 
Harrison, Coryell, Mont ague, and Paine. In Arkansas, the crop of 
Hempstead County was damaged. 
The following summary of the losses in 1881 is taken from the Annual 
Report of the Department of Agriculture for 1881-'82: 
Alabama. — Talladega : Appeared late and only on luxuriant growth in some sect ions. 
Limestone : Shed more from want of proper < -nit i vat ion and rain and drought. Lawrence: 
In low bottom-lands to Home extent. Conecuh : All the top crop destroyed. Harbour: 
Partially in many fields rust preceded the caterpillars and destroyed what they would. 
Perry : Prairie early and sandy land later. Chilton: About three-fourths .stripped of 
leavrs early ; after rain budded out but made nothing. DcKalb: Stripped in some 
•ections. Saint ( lair: Some fields were not touched while others were entirely 
stripped. Cherokee: Some field* stripped early, others not at all. Busnell: On bottom- 
lands early. Marengo: Stripped entirely where no poison was used. 
Akxansas. — Hem yntea d : Some spots none; others as high a* f><) percent. Pulaski: 
Karli^r than ever before. Woodruff: Only the foliage and unmatured bolls. Jarknou : 
By the Army Worm. Montgomery : Many fields stripped after the cotton had matured. 
Pope: Later than usual. Howard: Leaf Worm came early but did no damage. 
Monroe: Whole region stripped bare of foliage. 
Georgia. — Bibb: On bottom and new land only. Muscogee: On lowlands early; 
uplands later. Lowndes: Second crop of foliage entirely stripped. Hancock: Entirety 
on low, wet lands. Jones: Stripped entirely OH red lands; gray land suffered bat 
little. J>ooly: Only partially. Morgan: In consequence of the very late fall and 
frost. Lincoln : Few fields. Liberty: Partially. Parly : Some localities early. Ooonoe: 
Picking of the best cotton was done before the worms came. 
Florida. — Columbus: Many fields stripped. Madison: Only in portions of the 
eonnty. Sumter: Was stripped entirely. 
Trnnrsser. — Bedford: Boll- worms are unknown here, though caterpillars stripped 
the b-aves. Lincoln: Stripped of leaves. Dickson: Very little damage done in this 
county. ,Thitc: Boll-worms do the most damage. 
South Carolina. — Oconee: Only partially in limited localities. Greenville: Crop 
made before worms came. Xewberry : In some localities, but so late in season as not 
to injur* yield; rather benefit it by exposing the unopened bolls to sun. Abherillc: 
Where it appeared did not more than eat the leaves on the plant. Barnsville: Stripped 
clean of leaves and young bolls, which came too late to make anything. 
North Carolina. — Came too late to do any damage. Lenoir: Did not appear only 
in a few places. Columbus: Only appeared in a few places and too late to do any 
damage. Cabarrus: Did not appear till after crop was picked ; they then stripped the 
plant. Wil'on: A few appeared just before frost, but did no damage. Cumberland : 
Few fields had the leaves eaten off, but too late to do any damage. I'itt: Few places 
they appeared, but too late to do any damage. Cleveland: Very little. 
Louisiana. — Cnion : A few places had then reported, but no damage done. Jackson : 
Stripped, but after maturity. Lincoln: In some places, but not until after it was 
picked. 1'ranklin: Not until picking was over, then only partially. East Carroll: 
Stripped, except very high land or shaded. 
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