Crop Pest Commission of 



ORGANIZATION OF WORKING STAFF. 



On Feb. 28, 1907, Mr. Harper Dean, Jr., Assistant Entomol- 

 ogist, resigned his position to accept a better-paying position 

 ill Virginia. Upon the authorization of the Active Chairman. 

 Mr. G. A. Runner, of Columbus, Ohio, was appointed as his 

 successor. Mr. Runner is expected to report for duty about 

 April 15th. 



Having under consideration the main lines of work to be 

 conducted this season, and the men available, your Secretary 

 would recommend the following plan of work and organization 

 of working force: 



Boll weevil investigation, to be conducted by INIessrs. C. E. 

 Hood, T. C. Paulsen and Wilmon Newell, as Special Field Agents 

 of the Bureau of Entomology. 



Field work in cattle tick eradication, in co-operation with 

 the State Experiment Stations and Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 to be in charge of Mr. C. W. Flynn, Assistant Entomologist, 

 assisted by such inspectors as may be needed as the work de- 

 velops, and as funds may be secured for their employment. 



Nursery and orchard inspection' work, to be conducted under 

 the general supervision of Mr. Arthur H. Rosenfeld, assisted by 

 Mr. G. A. Runner, the latter gentleman to do the bulk of actual 

 inspection work, Mr. Rosenfeld to also have charge of exhibits 

 at Parish and State Fairs, to attend to correspondence and work 

 relating to fruit insects, and to serve as office and laboratory 

 assistant to the Secretar3^ 



Investigation of life history of the cattle tick, experiments 

 with parasiticides, sprays, dips, etc., for the cattle tick, to be con- 

 ducted by M. S. Dougherty, assisted by one untrained helper, 

 who will constn^iet cages, make photographs and do general 

 mechanical and routine work. 



Bookkeeping, clerical work and stenographic work, to be 

 done by Miss L. E. Renneker and Miss C. J. Renneker, stenogra- 

 phers. 



HORSE FLY INVESTIGATION. 



During the summer of 1906, Mr. Jas. S. Hine continued his 

 investigation of the horse fly nuisance in Louisiana and added 

 much to our knowledge of the life histories and habits of these 



