204 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. 



I)reparation of a manual of instructions whicli i1 is expected will be 

 ready for publication and distribution this fall. She will also h)ok 

 over the ground and select suitable locations for model silk planta- 

 tions and rearing establishments which may serve as schools of instruc- 

 tion, where interested persons and others may come and acquire 

 familiarity with all the steps in the care of caterpillars and the han- 

 dling of cocoons. The Entomologist, Dr. Howard, in his European 

 trip, is giving special attention to the silk industrj- of Southern France 

 and Italy, studying especially the methods of reeling silk and silk 

 manufacturing establishments. He will also arrange for the purchase 

 of "seed," or silkworm eggs, which can be relied upon as free from 

 disease, and also negotiate for the importation of mulberry stock. 



PLANS OF WORK RECOMMENDED FOR 1904. 



By the organization of the work in entomology of the Department 

 of Agriculture on the lines of a bureau, as indicated for this year, it 

 is expected to very largely extend and develop the practical work 

 being done in the study of injurious insects. The work of this Divi- 

 sion has grown very rapidly during the last few years, but is capable 

 of very much greater development. An organization (jn the lines of 

 a bureau is already in practical operation, the work of the office being 

 divided into a number of distinct departments, in various instances 

 receiving specific appropriations. The plan of the new organization 

 indicates the subdivision of the work in entomology which it has been 

 decided to make. Many important fields of investigation have 

 remained unworked in the past for lack of funds and expert assistance. 

 If the plans made for the bureau organization meet with approval 

 and receive the sanction of Congress, it is proposed to prosecute work 

 over the whole field of applied entomology in America, as described 

 under the difi'erent sections of the classification recommended. 



ORGANIZATION OF WORK IN PROPOSED BUREAU OP ENTOMOLOGY. 



The following is the plan of organization of work in the proposed 

 Bureau of Entomolog}^: 



Field crop insect investigations: 



(a) Southern section — cotton, tobacco, siigar cane. 



(b) Northern section — cereals and forage plants. 

 Fruit insect investigations: 



(o) Northern section — orchard frnits, deciduous. 



(b) Southern section — citrus and other tropical fruits. 

 Small fruit and truck crop insect investigations. 

 Forest and forest product insect investigations. 

 Insecticide and insecticide machinery investigations: 



(a) Section of field operations and experiments. 



(b) Section of chemical analyses and tests. 

 Investigations of insects affecting stored products. 



Investigations of insects in relation to disease of man and animals, and as animal 



parasites. 

 Special insect investigations — miscellaneous work: 



(a) Section for the investigation and introduction of beneficial insects, and 



quarantine work. 



(b) Section for fungous and other diseases of insects. 



(c) Section for snecial insect investigations — emergency work and unclassified. 

 Insect laboratory, collections, and experimental garden. 



Apicultural investigations. 

 Sericultural investigations. 

 Librarian and bibliographer. 



