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Mr. E. P. Hoff, assistant entomologist of the Utali Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 resigned September 1st to go into commercial work, and has been succeeded bj' a 

 graduate of the local college, Mr. M. A. Nelson. 



Mr. W. M. Ball, a graduate of the Department of Entomology, Utah Agricultural 

 College, has begun work on an elaborate and extensive test of ar.senical poisons 

 for the U. S. Smelting Co. of Salt Lake City. 



E. W. StafTord, a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, has been appointed 

 assistant in entomology at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 



H. B. Scammel has been appointed assistant entomologist at the Minnesota Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, and has entered upon his duties. 



The New Jersey State Entomologist has been authorized by the State Board of 

 Agriculture to investigate problems relating to the foul brood diseases of bees. 



Mr. James F. Zimmer, Bureau of Entomology — Deciduous Fruit Insect Inve.sti- 

 gations; Washington, D. C, goes on leave September 20th in order to take grad- 

 uate work, in Entomology, at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



H. R. Niswenger and H. H. Jewett have been appointed assistant entomologists 

 and botanists at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. 



The Legislature of Ohio has appropriated $13,600 to the Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station for entomology during the biennial period of 1911 and 1912. 



At the Oregon Station, A. L. Lovett has been appointed field assistant and 

 H. E. Ewing laboratory assistant in entomology. 



W. V. Tower has resigned as entomologist of the Porto Rico Experiment Station 

 to accept a position with the Porto Rico Board of Agriculture. 



A. C. Burrill has been appointed assistant in economic entomology at the Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin. 



Mailed October 16, 1911. 



