EDITORIAL COMMITTEE OF THE 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 



THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL 



COLLEGES AND EXPERIMENT STATIONS 



FOR THE DEPARTMENT 



KARL F. KELLERMAN, Chairman 



Pkyskiogist and A ssociale Chief, Buretnt 

 of PI an I Indu-stry 



EDWIN W.- ALLEN 



Ckie.f, Office of Experiment Slaitons 



CHARLES L. MARLATT 



EntomoloQist and Assistant Chief, Bureau 

 of Entomology 



FOR THE ASSOCIATION 



RAYMOND PEARL* 



Biologist, Maine Agriculfural Experimtnt 

 Station 



H. P. ARMSBY 



Director, Institute of Animal Nutrition, The 

 Pennsylvania State College 



E. M. FREEMAN 



Botanist, Plant Pathologist and Assistant 

 Dean, Agricttlturcl Experiment Station of 

 the University of Minnesoia 



All correspondence regarding articles from the Department of Agriculture should be 

 addressed to Karl F. Kellermajti, Journal of Agricultural Research, Washington, D. C. 



*Dr. Pearl has undertaken special work in connection with the war emergency; 

 therefore, until further notice all correspondence regarding articles from State Experi- 

 ment Stations should be addressed to H. P. Armsby, Institute of Animal Nutrition, 

 State College* Pa. 



