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F. H. Chittenden, In Charge. 
Thomas H, Jones, formerly Eatomological Assistant and later Col-. 
; has resigned his position at Rio Piedras, Porto Rico, and is 
Btioned at Baton Rouge, La., for the study of insects injurious to 
Grops and stored products in Louisana, in cooperation with Mr, HE, G. 
c, State Entomologist. 
rp, A. B. Duckett, Scientific Assistant, is engaged in a preliminary 
ligation of the so-called "Argentine corn weevil" in New York City 
nity . 
“F. Wl. Wadley, temporary Field Assistant during the summer, has 
d to his duties as student at the State Agricultural College, Man- 
Kansas. 
Wm. B. Parker, formerly Entomological Assistant engaged in inves- 
ns of insects injurious to sugar beets, hops and stored products, 
rered his connection with the Bureau of Entomology and is now en- 
ig agricultural adviser of the University of California, witn head- 
sg at Ventura, Cal. Mr. Roy H. Campbell assumes the position made 
‘by Mr. Parker at the Sacramento station. 
H. M. Russell, has been granted indefinite leave of absence and 
/ to engage in farming in the vicinity of Phoenix, Ariz., where he 
‘merly stationed as Entomological Assistant. 
J. W. Bailey, who has been engaged for a large part of the season 
istigations of the onion thrips and other insects in southern Texas, 
urned to the Mississippi Agricultural College to resume his studies, 
's branch is installing a greenhouse 16 feet 8 inches by 35 feet 10 
in the yard of the insectary, to be used for experiments with green- 
insects, including their control by means of fumigants and other 
ss, and is expected to afford much greater opportunity for testing 
asecticides against the more difficult pests to control. 
he self-propelled onion sprayer is being tested at the Arlington farm 
rginia and will soon be prepared for shipment to Texas, where it is 
ted a series of tests will be conducted on @ large scale with regard 
its effectiveness. | : 
