5S JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY [Vol. 15 



There are fourteen counties in Kansas in which the county ag'ents have 

 organized extension schools, for studying entomolgy. As now planned, 

 the extension entomologist will spend one half day at each of these 

 schools, which will consist of the members of the agriculture class 

 of the local school and the parents of these pupils. Demonstrations 

 onwhy, wheie, when and how to spray will be given; also short illustrated 

 lectures on a few of the economic pests. At this time, it is planned to 

 assign to the members of the agriculture classes and farmers some 

 definite entomological work, that they may do, either as teams or as 

 individuals, such as keeping the bugs off their potatoes and spraying 

 fruit trees for the control of codling moth and curculio; the control of 

 chinch bug and Hessian fly and other local insect problems. 



Vice-President Arthur Gibson: This morning we listened with a 

 great deal of pleasure to the address of our President. It is now open 

 for discussion. 



Mr. W. R. Walton: I have listened with the keenest of enjoyment 

 to Professor Dean's discussion regarding the best means of increasing 

 the effectiveness of economic entomology. I think we can all agree 

 in endorsing his ideas regarding the cooperative relations which should 

 obtain between the State entomological organizations and those of the 

 Federal Bureau of Entomology. In this regard I can and do point with 

 pride to the fact that ever since the Branch of Cereal and Forest Insect 

 Investigations has been under my direction, our watchword in this 

 work has been "Cooperation and Service," in so far as relations with the 

 States were concerned; and I believe that Professor Dean will be the 

 first to acknowledge that such has been the case in his own state of 

 Kansas. I feel, however, that perhaps he does not realize fully the 

 spirit of intimate cooperation in the Hessian fly and other regional 

 problems which has prevailed for years between the Federal organization 

 and those of such States as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and to a 

 somewhat lesser extent, Michigan. It seems probable also that similar 

 relations maintained with North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, 

 North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, other states and t^e Dominion of 

 Canada, between the Federal Cereal and Forage Insect men on one 

 hand and the state organizations on the other, have not come to his 

 attention. 



Great praise certainly is due Professor Dean and his admirable and 

 enthusiastic corps of workers, together with the Kansas state staff in 

 general, for their invaluable and pioneer work on the control of the 

 Hessian fly and other insects, but I hope he appreciates the fact that 

 similar good work is now being accomplished in other states, in fact, 

 has progressed for years, in full cooperation with the Federal entomolog- 



