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niologist. Mini plans are being made for experiments in the fumi- 

 gation of young citrus trees of various kinds in order that means 

 i:my he devised for preventing the dissemination of various 

 scale-insects upon young orange and similar trees. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



In October, 1905, an "Open Letter'' to the farmers of West- 

 cm Louisiana, giving the principal steps included in the cultural 

 remedy for the boll weevil and calling attention to the import- 

 ance of the fall destruction of cotton plants, was issued in an 

 edition of 10,000 and distributed through the boll weevil in- 

 fested portion of the State. This publication received most 

 favorable comment, not only from the cotton planters them- 

 selves, but also from various cotton interests in Louisiana and 

 adjacent States. 



In November, Circular No. 3 was issued in an edition of 

 1 0,000 copies. The co-operation of merchants in the smaller 

 t wns throughout the boll weevil section was secured in distrib- 

 uting this Circular among the farmers. Before the first edition 

 had been completed by the printer, requests for upwards of 

 11,000 copies had been received and a second lot of 10,000 was 

 ordered printed. This last edition is already exhausted, and at 

 least 5.000 more copies will be needed within the next few weeks. 



In December, Circular No. 4, describing the San Jose scale, 

 and giving means of detecting and controlling it, etc., was issued 

 i". an edition of 15,000 copies, and distributed to nurserymen 

 and fruit growers, as well as to the mailing list of the State 

 Experiment Station. A second edition of 5,000 was found neces- 

 sry, but owing to the universal interest in fruit growing in all 

 sections of the State the demand for this Circular makes neces-- 

 wiry a third edition of at least 5,000. 



Circular No. 5, January, 1906, entitled, "The Work of the 

 State Crop IVst Commission with the Boll Weevil," has been 

 prepared primarily for the purpose of giving the farmers in 

 Hi" boll weevil section a clear understanding of the nature of the 

 work briii": done by the Commission, the damage threatened by 

 the boll weevil unless proper measures are adopted, etc., in order 

 that additional co-operation with the Commission may be en- 



