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—..: with headquarters at New Orleans, has resumed work on truck crop in- 
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pe a a Bo euae, T, H, Cutrer, who has been engaged in sweet-potato weevil 
yey work, will accompany him as assistant, 
q G, M, Codding, working in extension entomology in Connecticut, visited 
manegton recently for conference, 
ae Mr Mes - e é . . Fo | Sn ie 
Arthur &, Mallory, of Kansas State University, has been appointed Scientif- 
Assistant in truck crop insect work, with headquarters at Greeley, Colo,, where 
will investigate outbreaks of important potato and sugar-beet insects, 
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Miss Mabel Stehle, has accepted appointment as instructor in zoology at 
emson College, 5. C,, and has resigned a recent appointment as Scientific As 
With this office, 
Victor Duran, who has been assisting R, E, Campbell at the Alhambra, Cal. 
oratory, has resigned to enter the army, 
.. By M, Wadley, who has for some years been engaged in truck crop insect in- 
eons at Wichita, Kans,, is visiting Muscatine, Iowa, for the purpose Se 
Te new headquarters, and of resuming the work begun last season by ©. HE, 
i: Mr, Wadley has completed the projects to which he has been assigned at 
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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W, R, Walton, Entomologist in Charge. 
Max M, Reeher has been called for military service, and was granted an in- 
sfinite. furlough August 27, Mr. Reeher was located at Forest Grove, Oregon, and 
iad recently received appointment as Scientific. Assistant in the investigations of 
nsects affecting red clover and other forage.crops, 
H, M..rort and C, W, Curtin have signified their intention of entering the 
military service at an early date, Mr. Fort is stationed in Missouri, where he 
has been conducting a very successful campaign against cereal and forage: insect 
nests, Mr, Curtin has been stationed sn South Carolina, and has been equally suc- 
tessful in his extension entomological work, 
yw. E. Pennington, who has had several years! service in this branch of the 
Bureau, has signified his intention of resigning at an early date, for the purpose 
of entering private:business, 
G, J, Hucker, recently engaged in the ex 
Tesigned'from the service, for the purpose of en 
he will be attached to the Sanitary Corps. ; ‘Svea 
| J, M, Langston, for several years located at the Forest Grove, Oregon, +6 
oratory, has resigned from the service, for the purpose i 
in Mississippi, He sevored his connection with the Bureau on ery ; + 
2 " eh < or the 
Stuart C, Vinal and D, : 
J, Caffrey visited Washington on Augu 
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purpose of attending the nearing on the quarantine in connection with the European 
corn borer in eastern Massachusetts, 
tensional work in Nebraska, as 
tering the military service, where 
of engaging in State work 
|) CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SOLICITED. 
garmen% making, housing, 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
AND IN THE FISLD, 
Funds are needed for knitting, surgical dressings, 
entertainment, books, scrap books for hospitals, and war orphans , 
ARE DESIRED FAOM ALL’EMPLOYEZS OF THE BUREAU, BOTH IN WASHINGTON 
ALSO FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FROM ANY ONE INTERESTED IN THE WORK, ° 
Send your contributions to Mrs. H, 5S. Bishop, Bureau of higeragal tee = 
Specify, if you have any preference, to what purpose you desire the contribut2 
“to be put, NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL' 
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