1. The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.

2. Closet Republicans they are called by some, boll weevils by others.

3. But in the early years of the century, the 3)boll weevil began 4)devastating the cotton farms in the south.

4. Boll weevil : grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton.

5. In the long run, they saw that the boll weevil had, in fact, done them a favor by destroying their crops.

6. Phillies catching prospect Eric Schreimann spent part of the last two seasons playing for the Boll Weevils.

7. But in the early years of the century, the boll weevil began devastating the cotton farms in the south.

8. Farm demonstration work in the South helped to fight the cotton boll weevil.