12 JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY [Vol. 3 



PART II 



The address of President AV. E. Britton was presented at the open- 

 ing session Tuesday morning, with Second Vice-President Summers in 

 the chair, and was as follows : 



THE OFFICIAL ENTOMOLOGIST AND THE FARMER 



By W. E. Britton, New Haven, Conn. 



It is with hesitating steps that I attempt to follow the path, at first 

 but a trail, blazed by the pioneers of American Economic Entomology, 

 and later trodden by their followers, so illustrious — some of whom are 

 no longer with us. That path is now a well-worn thoroughfare. Seem- 

 ingly little grain can be left along its borders, so many careful workers 

 have gleaned by the wayside. 



In looking over the list of subjects treated in the addresses of for- 

 mer presidents of this Association, I find that almost every phase of 

 Economic Entomology has been ably discussed, but conditions are ever 

 changing, and it remains for me to call your attention to a few pres- 

 ent aspects of the subject, and to leave with you a few somewhat dis- 

 connected thoughts regarding them. 



My subject, "The Official Entomologist and the Farmer," needs 

 pel-haps a word of explanation. By "official entomologist" I mean 

 such men as are employed by the various states and territories and by 

 the Federal Government to study insects and their relations to man 

 and his crops. It includes state entomologists, state nursery inspec- 

 tors, commissioners in charge of suppressing certain important pests, 

 experiment station entomologists, professors of entomology in agricul- 

 tural and other colleges, and members of the working staff of the Bu- 

 reau of Entomology at Washington. Certain museum curators also 

 might well be included under the term. It may be assumed at the out- 



ent at the demonstration, as guests of Mr. H. L. Frost, and after examining 

 his office and extensive storehouse, containing all kinds of insecticide ma- 

 chinery, the demonstration was held. A high power gasolene sprayer was 

 used, and the members had an opportunity to observe the solid stream system 

 of spraying. 



Several new devices, in the way of couplings, nozzles, etc., were also on 

 exhibition. 



All those present expressed much satisfaction in having had an oppor- 

 tunity to be present at the demonstration, and a vote of thanks was extended 

 to Mr. Frost for his courtesy and hospitality. 



