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Show ! COTTON BOLL WEEVIL MAY CROSS MISSISSIPPI ; NKW ORLEANS. Sept. li. The cot-I cot-I ion boll weevil, which is about to begin it annual migration eastward, has to-I to-I dav reached a point in Louisiaua ttveu-i ttveu-i tv-Vix miles from tne Misissippi river, ; according to a telegram from the Stalo ' crop commission to Governor Blanchard. ! In one destructive migration of this pest ca-slward for several years past, ' across all Texas nud Louisiaim. tjio ' Mississippi river has been the most in-' in-' tercting milestone to the cotton inter-' inter-' ests anil to scientists. Scientists dc-' dc-' dare the great river will prove no ! harrier and will tiol stop the advance ! of the eosilv pesr into the Eastern cot-1 cot-1 ion belt. Today's news is regarded as I making it entirely probable that the 1 attempt at crossing by the weevils will i be made this sensoD. The wucvil. as reported to the Governor, was found !il Leland posloflice, in Cathoula parish. |