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The poiut, therefore, to be considered is whether the question of 

 fuller statistical information as to damage done is sufficient to justify 

 national investigation. This can best be answered by stock-raisers 

 and breeders themselves, and where they themselves have not sought 

 or urged such an investigation we should hardly feel justified in spend- 

 ing time and means therefor, considering the large amount of work on 

 hand for which there is pressing demand. 



Being thoroughly familiar with the stock interests of the country, we 

 know how difficult it is to get farmers to care for their stock so far as 

 this warble is concerned, and we are satisfied that where self-interest 

 does not dictate better attention, we can do little more than poiut out 

 the means of avoiding injury and the desirability of so doing. 



ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 



November 12, 1889. 



The second meeting of the Association of Official Economic Entomologists was 

 opened by a session held at 11 o'clock in the rooms of the Department of Insects at 

 the U. S. National Mnseum, the president, C. V. Riley, occupying the chair. The 

 following members were present: C. V. Riley, Washington; S. A. Forbes, Illinois; 

 A. J. Cook, Michigan; J. A. Lintner, New York ; Lawrence Bruner, Nebraska; Will- 

 iam Saunders, Ottawa; J. P. Campbell, Georgia; C. P. Gillette, Iowa; R. Thaxter, 

 Connecticut; H. Gannan, Kentucky; W. B. Alwood, Virginia; Otto Lugger, Min- 

 nesota; M. H. Beckwith, Delaware; W. H. Ashmead, E. A. Schwar/, Th. Pergande, 

 M. L. Liuell, C. L. Marlatt, Tyler Townsen ), and L. O. Howard, Washington. 



In the absence of the secretary, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. L. O. Howard was nominated 

 and elected secretary pro tem. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and, with a single exception, ap- 

 proved. Mr. Howard, as a member of the committee on by-laws, read the report of 

 his committee. The I'eport was accepted, and the by-laws read by paragraphs, 

 amended, and adopted, as follows, with the exception of section 2, of Article HI, which 

 was laid upon the table for future action : 



BYLAWS. 

 Article I.— Of Members. 



Section 1. The classes of members are detiued in the constitution, as are their 

 rights to vote or hold office. Members of all kinds have equal privileges as to presenta- 

 tion of papers and in the scientitic discussions at the regular meetings, and may, by{)er- 

 mission of the presiding officer, speak on business questions before the association. 



Section 2. All members have equal rights to the published iiroceedings of the asso- 

 ciation and to any publications controlled by or distributed by the association, save 

 that should any publications of economic interest be distributed by the association, 

 the distribution lists furnished by the active members are first to be regarded. 



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