The studying officials and all the police men worked in the infested fields in several governorates, coming willingly or compelled to protect their crops. The worm was thus contained. The harvest, favored by the hot autumn weather, is estimated at over 700,000 qintars. The blow was at its worst in the three weeks between July 13 and August 2. The average number of feddans in Lower Egypt reported as infested by the worm during these weeks was 57,200. The number of "worm" fields and the number of areas that were being cleared daily was 176,600, which corresponds to 24,800 feddans and 65,000 [units] in 1910. Since the number of workers was insufficient, four thousand and some workers from Upper Egypt were brought in, but they were untrained in clearing the leaves, and therefore the effectiveness of their work is doubted. 19,845 people were punished for not reporting the presence of the worm, and 1,373 village heads and sheikhs were punished for their people, compared to 13,570 people and 9,000 mayors and sheikhs in the previous year. Few infestations were reported in Upper Egypt, as in previous years, and some spread of the worm was observed in Fayoum Governorate. Based on the advice of the committee formed by the Ministry of the Interior, the authorities responsible for cotton worm control were held accountable, but various means were adopted by the Ministry this year with the assistance of the Agricultural Department. The number of inspectors and their deputies was increased. The experience of the past sixty years has shown that the work done by the hired laborers brought in to combat the cotton worm was not satisfactory, and it was decided to replace them with fewer and more competent paid employees. The paid officials were assigned this work, and leaves were granted to them and to the employees and overseers between June 3 and August 15. The Tanta and Soufi markets were not opened at this time, nor were lottery operations conducted in them in Lower Egypt. Two scribes were seconded between June 15 and August 15 to be used in worm control. Prizes were awarded to employees who excelled in this matter, and instructions about the cotton worm were given in mosques after Friday prayers and in the homes of the employees in the evenings. As the cotton worm still threatened to harm the late season rice crop and weak cotton, it did not do so except in the northern regions where cotton is stored from year to year, thus being within its reach.