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Mr. Bowiz. And we ought to make an effort to meet those conditions 
and find them out. 
Mr. Howarp. True. 
The CHatrman. Does that include all your subjects of increase, 
Doctor? 
Mr. Howarp. No, sir; I wanted to indicate what would be the 
expenditure of a particular typical one of these sections into which 
we propose to classify the work of the division, and so I have had 
drawn up here a memorandum on the investigations of the insects 
affecting the deciduous fruit trees and insects destructive of bush trees 
and nursery stock—a very important subject; and those of you who 
have any interest at all in it know that it suffers to the extent of many 
millions of dollars a year. 
The Cuarrman. These investigations have been going on for years? 
Mr. Howarp. Yes; but having arranged this thing, and having 
put it under some competent person, and allowing that man and his 
assistant to pay their entire attention to that subject, we can get better 
results than we have had in the past, where my own attention has 
been diverted over the whole field; and my first and second assistants 
also are men who cover large fields. If we can put one of them on 
one distinct field and give him an assistant we think the work can go 
on better. 
Mr. Scorr. Why can not you give a man an assistant under the 
division arrangement as well as under the bureau plan ? 
Mr. Howarp. I started in by saying that it could be done under the 
division plan. 
The CuarrMan. Read the statement, please, as to how you propose 
to expend this money. 
My. Howarp. The man whom I told to draw up a statement as to 
what he would do if the money were appropriated and put in bis hands 
has drawn this up, for laboratory equipment: 
Estimated expenses fiscal year 1904-5, investigation deciduous fruit tree insects, including 
insects destructive to bush fruits and deciduous nursery stock. 
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. 
Microscope, dissecting microscrope, photographic apparatus and supplies, 
insect cases, glass work, breeding cases, and miscellaneous supplies -.-.._.- $850 
EXPERIMENTS AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS. 
Lime, sulphur, and salt experiments....-....--.----.-----------.---+------ 300 
Experiments with carbon bisulphid against peach tree borer ..--.......----- 200 
Experiniente with pluii-CUrCWO 2.26 sccceecoreceaseemeeeealeeeume cece 300 
Experiments with woolly aphis of apple on nursery stock and orchard trees... 300 
Experiments with fruit tree bark beetle._.............--..-----+----------- 200 
Experiments in fumigation of nursery stock .........-.-------------------- 150 
Experiments with black peach aphis on nursery stock .....-..--.----------- 200 
MiscellAMCOUSAMESCtS |. wre dccennccac mad a odaveuiosi direst rd bmantiaedialdie.dpeterssemcnoeys 400 
Spraying machinery and insecticides .......--.-.-.-.-------------e--+------ 300 
EAD OP ed ek el ati cece W ciesinctasee i! eiters cries see Sasa eemeaeaaes 300 
Experimental orchards, Arlington and flats._......--..------.------------- 200 
Traveling: ex penses\....-.sciaeencsioveesee- edekewekes ay eereeenecsd vets tees 1, 500 
Salaries... .. any ae mA cts NE a GSN eo ta Se) hes ea tant peau Ne ela 3, 800 
PRO tal sc g3:6 Sede OeSe See CaS ema Pana eeeinn Sees aoe 9, 000 
Mr. Howarpb (resuming). Nine thousand dollars, then, as you will 
see, could be definitely assigned to these investigations. 
