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ue F, Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge, 



















On June 18 the Postal Lows and Reoulations wore amended to permit Ae ship- 
ing of bees by parcel post, under the samc conditions as are prescribed for 
ueen bees and their attondont bees when de livery can be ee to the addressee 
ithin a period of five days, 
BH, W. Atkins spent hn y in lowa doing extension ure 
HE, G, Baldwin will hereafter work onty in Indiana,the work teing in coopereati. 
bth the State Extension Division, 
A scries of extension schools for commercial beekeepers is being arranged 
for Novembor and December in California, Messrs. Phillips and Dew:th will take 
pert in these, 
Geo, H, Vansell of the University of Kentucky has been appointed for the 
Summer for work in South Carolina, 
E, ©, Davis has been appvinted for extension work in Louisiana. 
D, A, Davis, recently appoirted for extcnsion work in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 
Mas resigned to enter the army, . 
H. ¥, Phillips attended the Farmers' Congress at Stillwater, Dkla,, and 
mien left for a scriss of extension eee in New York State. 
; Geo. A, Hummer, Sr,, has been appointed for extension work in Mississippi. 
i, Hummer was recentiy in Washington for conference, 
A, FP, Sturtevant returned recently from Ithaca, N.Y, where he has been en- 
peged infield studies on the transmission of Durcpoan foulbrood, 
A series of memoranda to the beo=-culture Picld men is bcing prepared and 
Eeited as they arc rcoady. Thoso consist of suggestions concerning their work, 
ts of investigations and abstracts of material in the office, he reports 
P Some of the ficld men are also being summarized as « means of suggesting work 
which will lead to greater efficicncy. To supplemont material in the Bureau 
Monthly Letter additional news notes are issued at irregular intervals, The ob- 
ject of these memoranda is to keep the field men in close touch with the office, 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INS BOT INVESTIGATIONS , 
W, D. Hunter, Entomologist in Charge. 
T, @. Holloway, by permission of the Secretary of Agriculture went to Cuba 
on July first for the purpose of collecting parasites of the sugar-cane moti- 
borer for introduction into Lovisiana, Mr. Holloway's travoling cxpenses are 
paid by the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association. He is stationed at the Agrix 
cultural Experiment Station of the Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation at Mercedes, Fro= 
vince of Matanzas. Mr, Holloway reports that work is progressing very favorably 
and a number of parasites have alrcady been collécted and sent to New Orleans 
for rearing and release on the plantations. He will probably be in Cuba until 
“October, is 
Dr. O.H, Basseches resigned from the Bureau on July 16 to accept a position 
in the Bureau of Animal Industry as Veterinary Inspector. 
Miss Edith M, Brace, has been appointed a Scientific Assistant and ennenee 
to duty in Washington, ip) E : 
Dr, W.V. King has been placed in charge of the mosquito investigations a 
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