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shows a marked increase over that of last year; 2219 letters, 

 23 postals, 1014 circulars, 1623 packages were sent through the 

 mails and 42 packages were shipped by express. 



General. The work of the office has been greatly facilitated, 

 as in past years, by the identification of certain species through 

 the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology, United States Department of Agriculture, and his asso- 

 ciates. Several correspondents have aided materially in secur- 

 ing valuable specimens and many rendered efficient service by 

 transmitting local data respecting various insects. As hereto- 

 fore, there has been a most helpful cooperation on the part of all 

 interested in the work of this office. 



Respectfully submitted 



Ephraim Porter Felt 



State Entomologist 



October 14, iqii 



