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As this pi'st has nul Incii sludicd cxU'iisivcly by any slalion 

 or ])y llu" r. S. Bureau oi llnloinology. and promises lo be of 

 prime iiiiporlance paiiicularly iu Ihe lei-ritory where cotton 

 production is most severel\' aflected !)> liie boll weevil, it is 

 (luile possible tlial we shall desire lo make this an Adams 

 I'uiid projecl in 1!)17, taking the i)larc' of the Rice Weevil 

 project, which may then be considered completed. 



3. Argentine AnI : This iniporlant pest has become estab- 

 lished at several poinls in Alabama, and has received con- 

 siderable allention during 191(), particularly at Montgomery 

 and Letohatchee. It is certain to command increasing atten- 

 tion in the future. This woik has been done under Local 

 Experiment Fund. 



The publication work of the Department duiing 191G has 

 been as follows: 



Bulletin No. 188: Boll Weevil In Alabama. 



Press Bulletin No. 83: Controlling the Boll Weevil by Col- 

 lecting Weevils and Infested Squares. 



The Department has contributed to Plate Service, and has 

 also published numerous articles in daily and weekly news- 

 papers and in special Agricultural Journals. 



The extension correspondence work of the year has required 

 approximately 1100 dictated letters, and a large number of 

 circular letters together with about 450 bulletins. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. E. HINDS, 



Entomologist. 



