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I have just stated that changes in the service came smoothly and 

 without abrupt action. A very important step was taken, however, in 

 1902, and the credit for this step must be given to Doctor Alarlatt, 

 then First Assistant Entomologist. During the summer of that year 

 I was in Europe, largely for the purpose of looking into matters relat- 

 ing to silk culture, and in my absence Doctor Marlatt prepared the 

 Annual Report. In that report he submitted a plan of organization of 

 work, which follows, and recommended its adoption in the appro- 

 priation bill for the fiscal year 1904. 



Field crop, insect investigations : 



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



(b) Northern section — cereals and forage plants. 

 Fruit insect investigations : 



(a) Northern section — orchard fruits, deciduous. 



(b) Southern section— citrous 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 w^ork. 



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



(c) Section for special insect investigations — emergency work and un- 



classified. 

 Insect laboratory, collections, and experimental garden. 

 Apicultural investigations. 

 Sericultural investigations. 

 Librarian and bibliographer. 



On my return to Washington in the late summer, I found the plan 

 excellent. Secretary Wilson recommended it to Congress, and it was 

 at once adopted by the appropriating body. Prof. F. M. Webster was 

 formally placed in charge of Field Crop Insect Investigations, Dr. 

 A. L. Quaintance of Fruit Insect Investigations, Dr. A. D. Hopkins 

 of Forest and Forest Product Insect Investigations ; Doctor Marlatt 

 took charge of the Insecticide and Insecticide Machinery Investiga- 

 tions ; the Investigations of Insects Affecting Stored Products were 

 assigned, with the truck crop insect investigations, to Dr. F. H. Chit- 

 tenden ; the Apicultural Investigations were continued in charge of 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips, and the other topics were in general assigned to 

 the especial charge of the Chief of the Bureau. 



