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"Grasshopper Control Work in Western Kansas," by George A. Dean, 

 Manhattan, Kans. Lantern. (15 minutes.) 



A brief review of the Grasshopper situation during the last three years. The serious 

 outbreak of the summer of 1913. The organization for a systematic fight. The 

 distribution of 1875 tons of poisoned bran mash. The result of the campaign. 



"Report of Field Work on the Southern Corn Bill Bug, Sphenophorus 

 callosus,'' by Z. P. Metcalf, Raleigh, N. C. (5 minutes.) 



"The present Organization and Methods used by the Bureau of 

 Entomology on the Gipsy Moth Work," by A. F. Burgess, Melrose 



Highlands, Mass. (15 minutes.) 



"A Simple and Economical Method of Filing Entomological Corre- 

 spondence," by Wilmon NeWell, College Station, Texas. (10 

 minutes.) 



Ordinary pasteboard letter files are used for filing and the correspondence handled 

 by subjects in such a manner as to eliminate the use of filing cabinets, index 

 cards, folders, and transfer cases. The file is self-indexing and has been found 

 practical andefficient in handling correspondence for the past four years. 



"Some New Insects of Economic Importance in the State of Wash- 

 ington," by M. A. Yothers, Pullman, Wash. (10 minutes.) 



A brief discussion of the occurrence of new species of '' Weevils" found in destructive 

 numbers on fruit trees in the arid regions of the state. 



Adjournment. . " 



Program 



Thursday, January 1, 10 a. m. 



Discussion of the Presidential Address 



Reading of Papers 



"Can Insects become Immune to Spraying?" by A. L. Melander, 

 Pullman, Wash. (12 minutes.) 



"The Reaction of Sugar Maples to Miscible Oils," by E. P. Felt, 

 Albany, N. Y. (7 minutes.) 



"Some Factors Affecting Results in the Use of High Temperature 

 for the Control of Insects Injuring Cereal Products," by W, H. 

 Goodwin, Wooster, Ohio. (10 minutes.) 



