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Newspaper results for boll weevil

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79733 matching newspaper pages in total. Montgomery, AL has the most hits (6713 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1901-06-14, page 4

    … fields in good condi tion. Injury from insects is light in most States, except for boll weevil in parts of Texas and lice in regions where moisture has been exceptionally heavy …

  2. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1901-07-02, page 6

    … dition to be but 77 per cent, of perfect, as against *1.6 last month. Ravages by boll weevil, cut worms, sharpshooters and other Insects In the Southwest were said to be reaching …

  3. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1901-10-02, page 1

    … South Carolina la suffering from drought. In Texas late cotton Is being damaged by boll weevil and other Insects, and the outlook of the top crop Is very poor. Only a small part …

  4. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1901-10-05, page 2

    … timated that the i rop of this year will not exceed t'.A'G.ouu bales, duo to the boll weevil and extensive drouth in parts of the State. Cascade Restaurant. The best the market …

  5. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-01-22, page 4

    … I shall see that the lit tle fellow has a chance here In New York.” THE COTTON BOLL WEEVIL. Severe Cold in Winter is Rather” to Its Advantage Than Otherwise Galveston (Tex …

    … more securely than during mild spells alternating with cold spells. The cotton boll weevil le no ex ception to this rule, and while freezing weather kills this Insect in …

    … means in terfered with by cold weather, no mat ter how severe it may be. The cotton boll weevil hibernates in its full grown state and on approach of cold weather it instinctively …

  6. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-04-25, page 6

    … lots are to be found in most of the producing counties. Only one county reports boll weevil, while others In the district expressly state that none of the weevil has appeared …

  7. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-05-24, page 6

    … belt told cf good spot demand and some damage In parts of Ttgaa from cut worms and boll weevil. The Improvement, however, fa ted to enthuse com mission house buying and room …

  8. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-05-28, page 6

    … DISAPPOINTING AND CROP PROSPECTS FAVORABLE. Weekly Government Crop Report Shows Lice end Boll Weevil in Certain Sections of the Cotton Belt. NEW YORK. May 27.—'Th*’ cotton market opened …

    … small aeare of shorts and buying'for Kar -jesti accounts, started by claims thst boll weevil were Injuring the cotton plant In teat ions of the western belt. But this support …

  9. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-05-28, page 9

    … received. In portions of Texas. Oklahoma and Alabama the crop Is get ting grassy and boll weevil is Increasing and lice- appearing In Southern Texas. Generally throughout the cotton …

  10. The Montgomery Advertiser — 1902-06-01, page 1

    … There may be a llvel? row In the House when the matter Is brought up. War on Cotton Boll Weevil Under the provision of the agricultural appropriation bill, which will receive …

    … fcj'.aoo will be appropriated to prose cute the work of exterminating the cot ton-boll weevil. The work will begin in Texas, where the ravages of the Insect have been most harmful …

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