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Janiel G. Tower is temporarily located in Newark, N. J., supervising the fumi- 
on Of cotton at the plant recently erected by the Clark Thread Company. 
D. Borden recently visited some large growers of greenhouse plants in 
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TRUCK CROP AND STORED PRODUCT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
F, H, Chittenden, In Charge. 
The project for the investigation and control of insects as carriers or trans- 
rr } of the mosaic, wilt, and other diseases cf cucumber and other cucurbits in 
tes of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana, which has been outlined in 
ration with the Bbreau of Plant Industry, is now completely organized and 
is well under way. N. F, Howard, as announced in the May number, will be 
charge of this line of investigations at Madison, Wisc. . 
_ dames I, Hambleton, of the University of Wisconsin, has been appointed field 
Sistant at the same Station. 
-F, A. Johnston is in charge of the experiment station for the same line of 
westigations at Big Rapids, Mich., his former headquarters at Hart, Mich., being 
tained as a substation. 
_ Vim. N. Ankeney, from the Ohio State University, is field assistant at the same 
ation, 
ee K. Laramore, a graduate of Purdue University, formerly field assistant 
Knox, Ind,, where he was engaged in investigations on the onion thrips, will 
ke charge of the pickle-disease insect-problem station at Plymouth, Ind. 
pA H. Robinson has been appointed field assistant with headquarters at Plymouth 
‘Harold Westcott has been engaged as assistant to D. E. Fink at the Virginia 
uck Experiment Station, Norfolk, Va. 
a F. M. Wadley, a senior at the Kansas State Agricultural College, and formerly 
eld assistant in investigations under the directions of F. B. Milliken, at 
chite, Kans., has been reengaged to assist in the same work for the present season, 
mG. H, Popenoe has returned from his tour of inspection in the states in which 
Westigations are being carried on on the investigation and control of insects as 
rriers of cucumber diseases. 
- The beet or spinach leaf-miner (Pegomya vicina Lint.) has been reported 
jurious in different portions of New York, and especielly on Long Island to 
ble beet and Swiss chard, the latter being a new food plant. Agents and corres- 
Mndents will assist in investigations of this insect if they will kindly send 
aves of sugar beet, table beet, spinach, and chard, infested by this insect for 
5 -ble rearing of parasites. Nicotine sulphate and other reagents should be 
d as repellents or deterrents to protect against the adult or fly depositing 
YF 6ggs on the leafage. 

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