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The officers chosen for the ensuing- year are : President J. H. Smai't, 

 of Indiana, president; Presidents M. E. Gates, of New Jersey, and (i. 

 T. Fairchihl, of Kansas, and Directors F. A. Gulley, of Texas, R. J. 

 Redding, of (leorgia. and E. W. Hilgard, of California, vice-presi- 

 dents; Director H. P. Armsby, of Pennsyh^ania, secretary and treas- 

 urer: Presidents H. E. Alvord, of Maryland, and S. D. Lee, of Mis- 

 sissippi, Vice-director E. H. Jenkins, of Connecticut, President W. H. 

 Scott, of Ohio, and Director M. A. Scovel, of Kentucky, executive 

 committee. 



At one of the sessions of the association Dr. C. Hart Merriam called 

 attention to the work of the Division of Ornithology and Mamma logv 

 of the Department of Agriculture in determining the boimdaries of 

 what may l)e termed the life areas of the country, each of which is 

 characterized by the possession of forms of life not found in adjacent 

 areas. The various forms of wild and domesticated animals and 

 plants having become adapted to certain definite combinations of 

 physiographical conditions outside of which they can not thrive, the 

 farmer might use a map of these '' life areas '' to aid in determining 

 what kinds of crops and animals to raise in particular regions. The 

 co-operation of the stations with the Division of Ornithology and 

 Mammalogy in studies necessary to the preinu-ation of such a mai) is 

 desired. 



The recently organized Association of Official Economic Entomolo- 

 gists held a meeting at the National Museum during the same days 

 in which the general association was in session. Xew members were 

 elected, by-laws adojDted, a number of important topics discussed, 

 and several valuable papers read. The toj^ics under discussion were : 

 (1) Where shall we publish descriptions of new sjoecies and results 

 of non-economic observations? (2) How far shall Ave recommend 

 l^atent insecticides and machinery? (3) Co-operation. (4) Amend- 

 juents to the constitution. 



The following papers were read : Notes on a corn-root worm in 

 Kentucky, and the Bordeaux mixture as an insecticide. Prof. H. Gar- 

 man, of Kentucky; office and laboratory organization. Prof. S. A. 

 Forbes, of Illinois; spraying points, and experiments in destroying 

 the codling moth. Prof. C. P. Gillette, of Iowa; on I>i(ihrot/ca loiuji- 

 eoniis. Prof. Lawrence Bruner, of Nebraska. The discussions were 

 of great interest, and the meeting as a whole was a very successful one. 



