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June, and Feruald, in Massachusetts, and Lugger, in Minnesota, one 

 each in July. 



Through the kindness of Mr. A. C. True, director of the Office of 

 Experiment Stations of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, I am in 

 possession of a bibliographical list of the entomological publications of 

 the agricultural experiment stations down to the jDresent month. This 

 was drawn up by Mr. F. C. Test, of Mr. True's office, and will be pub 

 lished as an appendix to this address. An analysis of its contents 

 shows that 42 States and Territories have employed i^ersons to do ento- 

 mological work, and that the number of experiment station workers 

 who have published entomological bulletins or reports reaches 77. 

 Not lialf of these writers, however, have been officially designated as 

 entomologists to the station. Of those so designated there are 28; 8 

 have held the title botanist and entomologist; 6, consulting entomolo- 

 gist; 4, assistant entomologist; 4, horticulturist and entomologist; 1, 

 special entomologist; 1, entomologist and physiologist; 2, entomologist 

 and zoologist; 1, entomologist and superintendent of farms; 1, director, 

 entomologist, and botanist; 1, vice-director, horticulturist, entomologist, 

 and mycologist; 1, special agent; 1, apiarist; 2, biologist. The other 

 writers bear titles which indicate that they are not specialists in ento- 

 mology. They are as follows: Agriculturist, 1; assistant agriculturist, 

 1; horticulturist and agriculturist, 1; horticulturist, 3; assistant horti- 

 culturist, 1; botanist and mycologist,!; director, 2; botanist, 2; super- 

 intendent of grounds, 1; pomologist, 1; specialist, 1; veterinarian,!; 

 clerk and librarian, !. 



The entomological publications of these experiment stations have 

 numbered 31!, of which 88 have been annual reports, 2!3 bulletins, 

 and 10 leaflets and circulars. In character the bulletins and such 

 rejiorts as have definite titles maj^ be thrown into three categories : !, 

 those which treat only of insecticides and insecticide machinery (40); 

 2, those which contain compiled accounts of insects, with measures for 

 their destruction (60) ; 3, those which contain the results of more or less 

 sound original observation, with compiled matter and matter upon reme- 

 dies (!!7). There are also two small classes: !, apiculture (6), and 2, 

 classificatory (4). 



It would be a matter of very considerable interest if I were able at 

 this time to give a more critical summary of the results achieved by 

 our experiment station workers in entomology. The little analysis 

 which precedes shows a gratifying preponderance of bulletins and 

 reports which contain results of original work; and yet at the same 

 time we must remember that while these papers advance our knowl- 

 edge of entomological science, the compilations may frequently accom- 

 plish greater practical good. This point is illustrated by a state- 

 ment which I have from Prof. Garman, of the Kentucky station. He 

 says that Bulletin No. 40 of his station, containing condensed accounts 

 of some of the commoner and more injurious insects of the farm and 



