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and suggestive remarks, and I would also like to add my experience 

 to that of Doctor Felt, I think that the entomologist should in all 

 cases cooperate with the farmer or fruit grower, as the case may be. 

 By distributing circular letters in this way, you are liable to be treated 

 with scant courtesy, whereas if you send a man a letter, if only a few 

 lines, you will be able to deal with his particular case, and he will be 

 more likely to reply to your letter. 



I do think we can hardly be too careful about our correspondents, 

 as to the results obtained by carrying out our recommendations. I 

 always endeavor to ask the correspondent to kindly give me the results 

 of the application or the suggestions. 



In regard to the distribution broadcast of these circulars, take an 

 extensive country like Canada, where you have entirely different con- 

 ditions to meet in Quebec, in Ontario, and in British Columbia, and 

 you will see that it is impossible to deal with these widely separated 

 provinces by a circular letter, giving the same remedial measures, and 

 although in some cases a very large correspondence may be entailed, I 

 find it is better for ourselves and for the correspondent if we pay as 

 much personal attention to his inquiries as possible. 



I am sure we have all been deeply interested in the points which 

 our President raised, and I should like again to thank him. 



President Britton : I might say here that it was not my intention 

 to suggest that circular letters be used entirely ; but it is a question 

 whether we should spend so much time in copying over and over again 

 formulae for making Kerosene Emulsion and Arsenate of Lead, or 

 whether it would not be better to have these formulae printed ' and 

 include one with a personal letter. 



Mr. Washburn : The entomologist can, of course, tell whether he is 

 successful in using this printed matter. Our experience in Minnesota 

 is to send the advice to a farmer, and that is the end of it. They 

 might possibly tell us the results of this advice, if we were to write for 

 it, as suggested by Mr. Hewitt. Most of the farmers will not take the 

 time or trouble to write. 



Mr. Hewitt : In reply to Professor Washburn, I have unfortu- 

 nately had only about three months' actual experience in Canada, but 

 in the old country, where I had a wide correspondence with the farm- 

 ers and others, they were always willing to cooperate with the ento- 

 mologist, and in Canada I have found on the part of the more edu- 

 cated farmers men who are willing and interested enough to inform 

 me of the results of the experiments. 



Mr. Parrott : All I wish to say is that I am thoroughly in accord 

 with our President's views. The entomologist's correspondence is 



