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Mr. B. B. Fulton, assistant entomologist of the New York (Geneva) Agricultural 

 Experiment station, has been appointed assistant professor of entomology at the 

 Oregon Agricultural College. 



Dr. Philip Garman of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station has resigned 

 to accept a position in entomological research at the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, New Haven, Conn. 



Mr. W. A. Thomas of the State Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C, will 

 resume investigational work with the Bureau of Entomology on truck crop insects 

 and will be stationed at Chadbourn, N. C. 



Mr. Harry L. Fackler, who has been an assistant of Prof. S. J. Hunter of Lawrence, 

 Kan., has accepted the position of assistant entomologist for the State Board of Ento- 

 mology, care University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 



Mr. Thomas L. Guyton has resigned as assistant entomologist of the bureau of 

 Plant Industry of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, to complete his work 

 for a doctor's degree at the Ohio State University. 



Mr. Frank D. Garrison of Ellijay, Ga., has been secured as the industrial and com- 

 mercial se(?retary of the Tennessee State Horticultural Society, with office located 

 with the state entomologist. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 



The Florida legislature at its session just closed, enacted a law providing for the 

 eradication of diseases of honey bees. The execution of the law is placed in the hands 

 of the State Plant Board, and the appropriation is $5,000 per annum. 



Messrs. Pierce, Finn, Stear, Buckman and Benn together with some temporary 

 assistants are engaged in scouting in the coal region of Westmoreland, Fayette, Alle- 

 gheny, Washington and Green counties, Pennsylvania, for the potato wart. 



Prof. R. A. Cooley, entomologist of the Montana Experiment Station and state 

 entomologist, after having been in Massachusetts on leave of absence for the sum- 

 mer, has returned to Montana. During his absence Mr. J. R. Parker was in charge. 



A caterpillar closely resembling the European corn borer has been found at 

 Ravenna, Ohio. However, from the restricted numbers of the insect, it is hoped 

 that it will turn out to be a native Pyrausta. Moths from the caterpillars have not 

 yet been secured. 



Mr. M. R. Smith, research assistant in entomology at the South Carolina Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, has accepted a position with the North Carolina State 

 Department of Agriculture as research and extension entomologist and began his 

 duties on August 1, 1919. 



Mr. C. L. Marlatt, chairman of the Federal Horticultural Board, delivered addresses 

 before the American Association of Nurserymen at Chicago June 26, and the society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists at Detroit August 21, in regard 

 to quarantine order No. 37. 



Dr. H. A. Morgan, formerly entomologist of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 and professor of entomology in the University, and more recently director of the 

 Station and dean of the College of Agriculture, has recently been elected president 

 of the University of Tennessee. 



Mr. H. E. Woodworth, recently appointed horticultural commissioner of San 

 Mateo County, California, is directing a campaign, now nearly finished, against the 

 horse bean weevil, involving the fumigation of the entire crop of horse beans, amount- 

 ing to about 3,000,000 pounds. 



