important cotton, farm, and educational associations of their States 

 and appointees of tlio Governors. The report drawn up by the committee 

 nominated by the State delegations was adopted unanimously by the con- 

 ference. It was agreed that the presence of the pink bollworm v/ithin 

 our borders is the most serious enace that lias ever confronted the 

 cotton-growing industry in this country, but that considering the pres- 

 ent status of the pest and the evidence presented tiere is still a 

 reasonable opportunity for . eradica tins i* "°Y following out the policy of 

 the Department of -gri culture. 



It was recommended that as this a-est menaces the entire cotton- 

 growing industry the burden of its control should be shared by the 

 Federal Government and by the States actually infested. It was further 

 recommended that the States provide legislation giving amply authority 

 through the agency of non-cotton and regulated soncs for such regional 

 control as is necessary for extermination. The Texas delegates, who 

 represented the important farming interests of that State, pledgee 1 full 

 support in securing the necessary legislation and cooperation on the 

 •oart of Texas. 



MISCEII/EEOUS HOPES 



The Chief of the B ; reau attended the ilew Jersey /ntimosquito 

 Society's /nnual Convention at Atlantic City late in .April, and ten 

 went to Ithaca far consul tat-ion with Professor C. R. Crosby and Pro- 

 fessor '.1. D. Leonard in regard to cooperative work "gainst the ox war- 

 ble which will be begun this season in certain counties in ITew York. 

 During early "'ay he visited Mound, la., and Tallulah, La., for consulta- 

 tion with Capt. D. L. Van Dine and Dr. "/.- V. King in regard to the mos- 

 quito work at Mound , and T r. 3.1?. Co ad at Tallulah in regard to the cot- 

 ton boll weevil campaign for the summer. later he visited ."Ibany and 

 Scotia, 7T.Y., with Dr. E. P Pelt , II: . D. J. Caffrey, and Dr - George G. 

 J-t-iood for consultations concerning certain phases of the European corn 

 borer investigations. 



Dr. /. L. Guaintance is absent on a trip to ITew Orleans to organize 

 the work ag inst the camphor scale. 



Dr. Co L. "larlatt lias just returned from Marihat tan, gns., where 

 he was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the Kansas 

 State Agricultural Col leg . 



Dr. Demetrius Dorodin, formerly Chief of the Entomological Experi- 

 ment Station at Poltava, Russia, has spent so.ie weeks in 'Vashington 

 translating soine of our publications into the Russian language for fu- 

 ture use in Russia ':i-hen conditions over there shall have become more 

 stable. Doctor Borodin has told us much of Russian conditions and brings 

 exact news of a number of Russian Entomologists. r 'e is at present work- 

 ing at Cornell University for a short time. 



