Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant. (open access)

Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant.

Patent for a method of "destruction of the cotton-worm, and this object is accomplished by sprinkling the plants on which the worm feeds with a solution of arsenic in water." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions.
Date: June 30, 1874
Creator: Mitchell, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1874 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1874
Creator: Weston, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History