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Our pathologists will find immune varieties that will resist the root disease, and the bollworm can be dealt with, but the boll weevil is a serious menace to the cotton crop.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Our pathologists will find immune varieties that will resist the root disease, and the bollworm can be dealt with, but…”
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Roosevelt addresses the threats to the cotton crop and the need for research to combat these issues.
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