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June, and Fernald, in Massachusetts, and Lugger, in Minnesota, one 
each in July. 
Through the kindness of Mr. A. C. True, director of the Office of 
Experiment Stations of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, I am in 
possession of a bibliographical list of the entomological publications of 
the agricultural experiment stations down to the present month. This 
was drawn up by Mr. F. C. Test, of Mr. True's office, and will be pub 
lished as an appendix to this address. An analysis of its contents 
shows that 42 States and Territories have employed persons to do ento- 
mological work, and that the number of experiment station workers 
who have published entomological bulletins or reports reaches 77. 
Not half of these writers, however, have been officially designated as 
entomologists to the station. Of those so designated there are 28; 8 
have held the title botanist and entomologist; 6, consulting entomolo- 
gist; 4, assistant entomologist; 4, horticulturist and entomologist; 1, 
special entomologist; 1, entomologist and physiologist; 2, entomologist 
and zoologist; 1, entomologist and superintendent of farms; 1, director, 
entomologist, and botanist; 1, vice-director, horticulturist, entomologist, 
and mycologist; 1, special agent; 1, apiarist; 2, biologist. The other 
writers bear titles which indicate that they are not specialists in ento- 
mology. They are as follows: Agriculturist, 1; assistant agriculturist, 
1; horticulturist and agriculturist, 1; horticulturist, 3; assistant horti- 
culturist, 1; botanist and mycologist, 1; director, 2 ; botanist, 2; super- 
intendent of grounds, 1; pomologist, 1; specialist, 1; veterinarian, 1 ; 
clerk and librarian, 1. 
The entomological publications of these experiment stations have 
numbered 311, of which 88 have been annual reports, 213 bulletins, 
and 10 leaflets and circulars. In character the bulletins and such 
reports as have definite titles may be thrown into three categories : 1, 
those which treat only of insecticides and insecticide machinery (40) ; 
2, those which contain compiled accounts of insects, with measures for 
their destruction (60) ; 3, those which contain the results of more or less 
sound original observation, with compiled matter and matter upon reme- 
dies (117). There are also two small classes: 1, apiculture (6), and 2, 
classificatory (4). 
It would be a matter of very considerable interest if I were able at 
this time to give a more critical summary of the results achieved by 
our experiment station workers in entomology. The little analysis 
which precedes shows a gratifying preponderance of bulletins and 
reports which contain results of original work; and yet at the same 
time we must remember that while these papers advance our knowl- 
edge of entomological science, the compilations may frequently accom- 
plish greater practical good. This point is illustrated by a state- 
ment which I have from Prof. Garman, of the Kentucky station. He 
says that Bulletin No. 40 of his station, containing condensed accounts 
of some of the commoner and more injurious insects of the farm and 
