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ordination or correlation of the work in this Hne carried forward 

 under different agencies, and a conference of the heads of the 

 several departments resulted in an agreement that certain recom- 

 mendations to the Agricultural Commission would be desirable. 

 Being assured by the Commission that such an effort would be 

 entirel}^ acceptable, a statement of the lines of co-operation which 

 seemed desirable was presented to the Commission and later, 

 on invitation, the whole matter was discussed in conference with 

 the Agricultural Commission with an agreement upon the recom- 

 mendations made. 



The provisions of these recommendations were in brief to 

 provide for conferences and co-operative work among the different 

 Entomological workers to distribute lines of work with reference 

 to securing highest efificiency, to avoid duplications and unnecessary 

 expense in time and travel and to arrange for an annual meeting 

 at which reports of progress, comparison of results and discussion 

 of future projects might be considered. It is under this provision 

 that we meet today in what it is hoped may be only the first of 

 many annual gatherings. 



What this co-operation means in the development of Entomo- 

 logical work in the vState of course remains to be seen but that it is 

 a basis for more effective and satisfactory work seems certain and 

 as one result of this action we have this meeting and conference 

 and feel very confident that an understanding of the problems 

 being studied by the different individuals will result not only in a 

 greater appreciation of the work being done by others, but will 

 make possible such an interchange of ideas and opportunity for 

 assistance as to stimulate and advance the Entomological work in 

 the state. 



It ma}^ Ije noted in a general survey of all of these state activi- 

 ties that whereas twenty-five years ago a single entomologist was 

 responsible for all of the entomological duties of the state, there 

 are now some seventeen different trained entomologists who give 

 a large part of, or their entire time to this particular line of work and 

 it is very apparent to all of us that the entomological problems 

 pressing for solution are just as numerous and urgent toda}^ as a 

 generation or century ago. 



Another very marked feature is that whereas in the earlier 

 days the work and reports of the entomologist were received with 

 little confidence and even with contempt by most cultivators, the 

 attitude at present is one of anxious attention to everything that 

 can be suggested in the way of practical measures for insect con- 

 trol. 



