Show A for cotlon tirui arof united states entomologist delivered at the exposition an address on the cotton worm nd tho means of destroying it ills audience was shamefully alie speech being of such practical imparl to alio banners of tho south that thousands have heard it ho con liis to the cotton bell of the south and stated eliat the war lie ravages of alic cotton worm leavo been far greater thaia before iio said clial between and 1880 alio cotton worm biad destroyed worth af cotton inthe south in 1872 he discovered that pans green was a remedy but it was not until 1878 thai he WAS enabled to investigate the subject thoroughly in that year aided by senator morgan of alabama and senators lio secured an appropriation of from congress and since that las devoted himself to direful investigation throughout tho south the cattou worm birst appeared in the form of a bluish green egg on the the leaves of the plant alio worm is hatched out in from two ui four days and remains for the first fuw days on the under side of alio plant making tiny yellowish blotcher blotches blot ches on the leaves this is iho proper time tor the application of alic the worm should bo destroyed it attains full growth when it crawls to tho top of alie leaves one grown female worm could generate insects in a short time aaris green wa was s one remedy used but the cheapest and safest remedy for men and stock is london purple half a pound of london pur plo dissolved in gallons of water and sprinkled on the bottom of leaves during the infancy of tho worms would destroy them the cost ot this remedy including application being about six cents per acre he expressed regret at linding a cotton field of four or tire acres on the exposition grounds containing cotton plants from various parts of the world entirely by alio llio cotton worm and said that it ho could have known of tho presence of alio bonns earlier hu could dc tl royed them in two hours lie exhibited various machines for spraying poison epou tins fonua wo nua was supported by alio of cotton tho conclusion 0 tho address |