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and J. ‘A. Priest, field assistants in insect control, have been 
appointed for field duty in scouting and extermination work, 
W.G. Bradley. has been appointed as field assistant in 
insect control and assigned to laboratory and‘ field work, ° 

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CEREAL AND FORACE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. ° 
W. R, Walton, Entomologist in Charge 
The following appointments have been made. during the past 
_ few weeks in connection with the corn borer work: T, M, Cannon, . 
Pe Ge ulark. 0.0, Larrabee, for duty at Boston,.Mass., and Roger J 
Chambers, for duty at Arlington, Mass, 
H, W. Allen, of the Arlington Mass., field laboratory, has 
accepted a position with the State of Mississippi, and will shortly 
resign for the purpose of taking up his new work, 
Rls Ford, recently attached..to°the West Lafayette, Ind., 
field station, has resigned to accept a position as extension ento- 
mologist for South Dakota, . a a oe 
Samiei Blum has been transferred from Columbia, S, C., to 
West Lafayette, Indy MAS aie tener ry ; 
Miss Josephine Reed has been appointed as field assistant fot 
three months, and will assist J~.R. Horton at Wichita, Kans., dur- 
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BOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS - 
J. L. Webb, Entomological Assistant ‘Acting in Charge 
year, the studdes on insects breeding in humah excreta which 
have been carried on at Wilmington, N. C,, during the past year 
have been abandoned, Max Kisliuk, Jr., who has conducted the : 
investigations, has accepted a transfer to the Federal Horticul- 
tural Board, effective June 1. Mr. Kislivk will be stationed at 
Fl Paso, Texas, . sane wits 1. ee 
Three motion picture films depicting the life history and 
methods of control of the horn fly, stable fly,ana screw worm 
fly have been recently completed by the Motion Picture Laboratory f 
of the Department, “The selection and arrangement of subjects was nf 
an Mp Fi 
Owing ‘to reduction in appropriations for: the next fidcal 
under the direction of F, C, Bishopp, 
Webb B, Williams has been reinstated on the boll weevil forcé; 
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