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MONTHLY LETTER OF THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Number 52. . AUGUST, 1918, 
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY BONDS, FOURTH ISSUE, 
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Miss Mabel Colcord, Librarian. | a’ 
LIBRARY WAR SERVICE Cre | 
Results | 
41 large camp library buildings erected in the United States. 
43 large camp libraries established. 
139 hospitals and Red Cross houses supplied with books. 
243 librarians placed in service , ; 
284 small camps and posts equipped with book collections. 
139 naval stations, 18 marine stations and 232 vessels supplied 
with libraries. 
1460 library branches and stutions opened in Y.M.C.A. and K. of C. 
huts, barracks and mess halls. 
828,000 books shipped overseas 
540,833 books purchased, largely technical. 
2,662,550 gift books placed in service 
(War Libraries, August 22, 1918) 
A, L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge. 
W. B. Wood and P. W. Mason made a trip to Winchester, Va. to go over with 
B. R. Leach his results of dusting experiments in the control of apple insects 
and diseases in that region. 
J. J. Culver was in Washington for a few days conferring on the subject of 
his field investigations at Fort Valley, Ga. He has now returned to his 
headquarters at the above place. 
FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD 
C. L. Marlatt, Chairman. 
DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
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The pink bollworm work in Texas during July and August has consisted in 
the field inspection and destruction of volunteer cotton. The Board has been 
very much interested furthermore in the legal action taken by the State of Texas 
looking to the destruction of cotton planted in the quarantined zone in violation 
of State law. ‘The series of fumigation houses on the Texas border are rapidly 
approching completion. The station work in the Laguna has been strengthened by 
the addition of Mr. W. K. Hanson, transferred from the Texas force. 
Mr. Busck has returned to Mexico to advise with the men in charge of the 
research work at the Laguna station. The program includes a determination of the 
amount of damage occasioned by eit fi ema in the Laguna this year, 
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