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Raymond Bacon, formerly a director of the Mellon Institute; by Dr. C. M. Chap¬ 
man, another expert engineer; and by Mr. W. M. P. Taylor, who has been conduct¬ 
ing certain experimental work. The Institute is keeping in touch with these men 
and is securing valuable help from them. 
2. The second active project now provided for is an investigation of Sealecide, 
especially as to its possible effect on fire blight, on rate of twig growth, on borers, 
on the eggs of aphids and mites, and other problems. This is provided for in a three 
year contract with the B. G. Pratt Company, involving an appropriation of $13,500; 
or $4500 per annum. The Board expects to select immediately an investigator who 
will be set to work on this project. Various phases of the study will be located in 
various states; probably in three besides that in which the investigator himself is 
at work. Funds are available for carrying on related, corroborative work in these 
several states. 
The status of this work is typical, I think, of what the Crop Protection Institute 
proposes to undertake in other instances. A procedure that shall apply to any such 
undertakings has been drawn up by the Institute with great care, in consultation 
with the authorities of the Department of Agriculture at Washington. This pro¬ 
cedure provides safeguards that we believe will fully protect any investigation of this 
nature, supported by industrial funds, from bias or from the dangers that might arise 
in such support. Complete control of such projects, including the choice of investi¬ 
gators and all other details lies with the Board of Governors of the Institute, named 
by the national societies, as already described. 
3. The third active project for which funds have been provided is that supported 
by the Tanners' Council of the United States, looking toward a program of control 
of the ox warble. Their appropriation is $9,000 and is contingent on additional 
funds which are in process of being secured. 
There are pending projects that might be mentioned in detail, but it will perhaps 
suffice at this time to indicate that there are substantial undertakings in prospect, 
some of which I think will materialize soon. 
The other general aspect of the work of the Institute is that of cooperative projects 
handled without specific appropriations but under such general funds as the In¬ 
stitute has. These consist largely in correlating certain work undertaken by various 
entomologists and plant pathologists. 
For instance, we have finished a second year of orchard dusting experiments, in¬ 
volving five localities in as many states. We have carried out, this season, experi¬ 
mental treatment of cereal grains for smuts in some fifteen different states and prov¬ 
inces. We have conducted experimental treatment of seed potatoes. We have 
started a cooperative project in potato dusting, and so on. 
I feel that in general the Institute is winning its way forward to a substantial con¬ 
tribution to entomology and to plant pathology. It needs your active cooperation 
and your counsel. It is impossible, obviously, for most of the scientific members to 
attend the annual meetings. That is unfortunate and ought to be otherwise. You 
can, however, write your views, your comments, your criticisms and your suggestions, 
to, the Secretary or to the Chairman, and they will be welcome. 
W. C. O’Kane 
Chairman 
Voted that the report be accepted. 
