284 AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1924. 



Minnesota we are making reconnaissance surveys for land classifica- 

 tion at the reouest of the State to determine wEat is forest land and 

 what is agricultural land. 



Mr. BuciLWAX. Is it State land or private land ? 



Doctor Makbit. Part of it is State land and part of it is private 

 land. It is land. We do not inquire as to the ownership of that 

 land at all. 



FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 



Mr. Anuerso.n. On page 199 you have your general item for 

 administrative expenses, which is tne same as last year. 

 Doctor Whitney. Yes, sir. 



Monday, November 20, 1922. 



Bl'REAU OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



STATEMENTS OF DR. L. 0. HOWARD, ENTOMOLOGIST AND 

 CHIEF; DR. A. L. QUAINTANCE, ENTOMOLOGIST IN CHARGE 

 OF FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS; MR. W. R. WALTION, 

 ENTOMOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF CEREAL AND FORAGE 

 INSECT INVESTIGATIONS; DR. W. D. HUNTER, IN CHARGE 

 OF SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INVESTIGATIONS; MR. B. R. 

 COAD, IN CHARGE OF BOLL WEEVIL INVESTIGATIONS; 

 DR. JOHN E. GRAF, DR. E. A. BACK, DR. A. F. BURGESS, IN 

 CHARGE OF GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH INVESTIGA- 

 TIONS. 



Mr. Anderson. Doctor Howard, do you desire to make any general 

 statement ? 



Doctor HowAKi). I have a general statement which I have prepared 

 for the record, if yon desire to have it incorporated. 



Mr. Anderson. It will be inserted in the record. 



GENERAL ST.\TEMENT OP WORK. 



Tlu' iiiim'icr and sr-rioiisiicss of the prohlcins ooimected with insect tlaniaiie which 

 thp foiintiv has to confront seem to he incicasinjT an(t demand untirinj; work on the 

 part of the enloinoloj^iHtH of the Kederal departniont and tho.se connected with the 

 different Slates. The lnid},'et for thi; li.scal year I9J4 lias been restricted to the lowest 

 l)a«Hil)Ie limit and shows a decrease of $JUJ from the amount approjiriated for the 

 current fiscal year. There is an increa.se of .^lli.OOO (re])resented hv the reijuested 

 increases of $•_'.'). ()(K) for deciduous-fruit insects, $.5,000 for forest ins?cts. and $i;?.000 

 for truck-croji in.sectsi, l)Ut this is more llian offset l>y a reduction of ?!1,.')()0 in the 

 statutory roll and $;{!!. J!»2 in the workiu},' funds of the " rreventinp; spread of moths" 

 appropriation. 



WORK ON THE MAIN PROBLEMS OK THE YEAR. 



JafxuiiMi />rW/. - Work a;:3iii.st the .lajianese beetle is beinp; vigorously prosecuted, 

 in coopt :.ition \<,\l\i the .New .'ersey and l'eniis> Ivania State departments of a;;ri- 

 culiure. ,\ K<-dcral <piarantine (No. 48) and (luarantines liy the States of New .lersey 

 and I'eiiiisylvania are Ix-in^ operated, refiulatinjj interstate and intrastate traMic. 

 Necj'MHury ntli-ntion is lieinn jjiven to the inspection of veijctaide products, especiallv 

 sweet corn, which is most likely to dislrilmti- liie l.cfllcs. l>uriu;^' ihe seiuson of lit.'J, 

 SOUK- '.;o.'» (MMI li;Hk<t> iif corn were inspected and more than ■|,(ioo l>eclles removed 

 from within llie tips of the ear-s, some of which numlxr niii^dii oilierwis.' luvv(> been 



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