February, ’20] SAFRO: WORK OF RAILROAD ENTOMOLOGIST 
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districts of the Plains region on account of injury by the false chinch bug, an injury 
which might have been controlled by entomological assistance.” 
Doctor F. H. Chittenden, in a letter to the writer April 14, 1917, 
stated: 
“The raising of seed beets has been practically abandoned in the east on account 
of the ravages in past times of the beet aphis.” 
The Imperial Valley, California, at one time had a distinct cabbage 
shipping season. Primarily because of the cabbage aphis and the 
lack of information among the growers on proper methods of control, 
the growing of cabbage on a large scale was at one time practically 
abandoned and even to the present time the production of Imperial 
Valley cabbages is much smaller than it would be under proper stimu¬ 
lation. 
Cooperation Between Railroad and Grower and Other 
Agencies 
The railroads recognize this item as being of considerable, often in 
fact of paramount, importance. Practically all railroads endeavor 
in some form, often very crudely and ineffectively, to foster such coop¬ 
eration. Railroads have reprinted official bulletins or issued publica¬ 
tions of their own, intended to disseminate the proper information 
not only to growers themselves but to business men, local banks, etc. 
Railroad demonstration trains are of common occurrence and as 
this phase of agricultural activity becomes better known, the ento¬ 
mological work incident to such trains and railroad schools will become 
quite evident. 
One example of this type of service will suffice: At one time the 
M. K. and T. Railroad sent out a notice to orchardists along its lines 
stating: 
“Starting November 8 and running to December 3, we are cooperating with horti¬ 
cultural officials and authorities in this state, also with the U. S. D. A. in conducting 
an orchard clean-up campaign along our lines in Texas. . . . Our working force 
of practical scientific men will go into the field to prune, spray, dehorn and teach 
the care of orchards with all its relationship to the proper setting of fruit to all com¬ 
munities who desire this work.” 
Entomological Quarantine and Inspection 
This problem is becoming increasingly prominent, and frequently 
arises to bother the railroad as well as the shipper. Most disagree¬ 
ments occur entirely as a result of lack of understanding of the true 
situation. 
The railroad entomologist would have jurisdiction over inspection of 
cars for the gypsy and brown-tail moths, keeping cars used for ship- 
