FIRST REPORT 
Of file Colorado giologie&l 
Association. 
EDITED BY THE SECRETARY. 
THE ASSOCIATION. 
This Association, founded in the 
fall of the present year, has for its ob 
jects the acquisition and difusion of 
knowledge relating to all form? of 
life, whether animal or vegetable, ex- 
isting within the boundaries of this 
state. From a scientific point of 
view, the work that has been done 
and is being done by - its members is 
of by no means without value, and 
tends constantly to a beoer under 
standing of the Natural History of Col 
orado; while, at the same time, points 
of economic and popular interest are 
not to be neglected, and especially 
does it stem desirable to give full and 
precise infonnation respecting those 
animals, birds, insects and plants j 
which directly or indirectly affect ag- 
ricultural interests. 
This being so. the question natural- 
ly arises, by what means can such in- 
formation be best and most easily and 
quickly conveyed to those interested? 
The obvious reply seems to be — since 
newspapers exist for diffusion of all 
’•£ws that concern the people, they 
e surely the proper mcdiun for such 
alter, and it is therefore with pleas- 
ure that we announce that an ar- 
rangement has been made with the 
editor of the Custer County Cour- 
ant, for the publishing of the reports 
issued by the association on matters 
of general interest in his paper, with 
a separate edition of each to be sent 
to the members resident in other parts 
of Colorado, in other states, and in 
Europe. 
That the reports issued by the As- 
sociation may be as complete and as 
useful as possible-, it is particularly re- 
quested that information shall be sent 
in respecting 1 a'* visitations of injurious 
insects, gfjPY matters requiring the 
atltntil#m the association. Such in 
formairoi should, whenever possible, 
be accompanied by specimens. In 
return all possible information will be 
supplied with as little delay as may 
be, and if necessary, remedies suggest- 
ed, and any specimens sent in will be 
duly named and commented upon. 
Specimens and notes may be sent to 
the secretary, T. D. A. Cockrell, at 
Westcliffe. Colorado, who will give 
further information about the Associa- 
tion to any who are interested or 
think of becoming members of it. 
INJURIOUS INSECTS OF CUSTER COUNTY.* 
First, The Alfalfa Web worm. (Eu- 
rycreon) — Early in June of the pres- 
ent year some of the alfalfa crops in 
Wet Mountain Valley were found to 
be very seriously injured by a kind of 
caterpillar, or “web-worm.” So ser- 
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