re: Does anyone else remember telling a man in a booth, "No cotton" crossing state lines?

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It was supposed to prevent the spread of the Pink Bollworm to east of the river.

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You must be correct, the weevil hit MS in 1907. MS State Bollweevil Info

But thanks for the history lesson OP. Yeah, LA eradicated. We sprayed many gallon of ULV Malathion in 1999.