June, '19] CURRENT NOTES 277 



Successful Spraying, b}- E. H. Favor, Hayes Pump and Planter Com- 

 pany, Galva, III., 127 pages. Price, $1.00. 



It is not often that a spraying manual published by a company engaged in the 

 manufacture of spraying machinery or insecticides is worth}- of serious notice. This 

 vokime is an exception to the rule. Pubhcations of this kind have a wide circulation 

 and reach many who do not read the bulletins ot the experiment stations (even where 

 available). It is, therefore, gratifying to note that in the present instance sound 

 and practical advice is presented in concise and attractive form. The text is clearly 

 written and fairly well illustrated. In Chapter I the importance and value of spray- 

 ing is clearly set forth and many practical suggestions are given as to methods. Chap- 

 ter II deals with insecticides and fungicides, their preparation and uses. In Chapter 

 III the common insect pests of orchard, vineyard, and garden are brieflj^ described, 

 the life history outlined and the proper treatment indicated. Chapter IV is devoted 

 to plant diseases. Chapter V, '"How to Spray," contains spraying schedules for 

 various crops and directions for applying whitewash and disinfectants by means of 

 the spray pump. In Chapter VI are many valuable suggestions as to use of the 

 spray pump in disinfecting seed grain, in spraying hogs and cattle, in disinfecting 

 poultry houses, and in kilhng weeds. Chapter VII is devoted to the spraying of 

 citrus trees and the last chapter, also VII, treats of the spraying of shade trees. 



The book has surprisingly few errors for a publication of this kind. "Black Leaf 

 40" tobacco extract does not contain 40 per cent nicotine sulfate as stated on page 28, 

 but many official entomologists have fallen into the same error. (Advt ) C. R. C. 



Current Notes 



Conducted by the Associate Editor 



Mr. Hugh Knight has been appointed assistant in entomology at the citrus sub- 

 station, Riverside, Cal. 



Prof. S. A. Forbes, state entomologist of Illinois, visited various points along the 

 Atlantic Coast, the first week in May. 



Lieut. R. V. Truitt of the Aviation Service is assistant in entomology and zoology 

 at the Maryland State College of Agriculture. 



Dr. J. M. Aldrich has been appointed honorary custodian of diptera in the United 

 States National Museum in succession to the late Frederick Knab. 



According to the "Review of Applied Entomology," Mr. G. F. Hill ha.s been 

 appointed entomologist of the Queensland Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, 

 North Queensland. 



Dr. C. H. T. Townsend, specialist in the United States National Museum, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, has accepted a position in Brazil as official entomologist to the Sao 

 Paulo State Government. 



Mr. Charles H. Richard.son, recently a research chemist with the Rohn and Haa.s 

 Chemical Comjjany, Bristol, Pa., has been appointed ."specialist in insect physiology, 

 Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C. 



Dr. W. A. Riley, of the University of Minnesota has been appointed a member of 

 the joint committee of research of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges 

 and Experiment Stations. 



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