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‘The Range Caterpillar Investigations in New Mexico will 


ve temporarily under the supervision of Mr. V. L. Wildermuth 
: with & corps of men to be brought together as soon as possible. 
Mr. Wildermuth has already made a preliminary survey of the in- 
‘tested territory with a view of beginning work as soon as the 
larvae commence to haven from the eggs. 
Much difficulty hed heretofore been experienced in trans- 
porting living material, especially larvae and pupae, from the 
ela tO the office, so "as to reach its destination in Shape 
eaen Jilustrating. Mr. Urbahns has just succeeded in getting 
dive larvae and pupae of Bruchophagus funebris through from 
California in perfect condition by plecing them singly between 
>) Small 1 X 3 inch strips of 1/8-inch cork, in cavities hollowed 
out in one of the yee es of cork. The two pieces of cork can 
be fastened to fit tightly together. There seems to be no 
danger from lack of moisture and no excess of the same. ik tg 
this as opportunity offers with eggs or such objects as will 
not eat their way out. 
second in importance to careful accurate field investi- 
Bations is the placing of the details and results thus obtained 
Om record in clear, concise language, eliminating repetitions 
;and Superfluous words or explanations which are always more 
or less confusing and lead to error. When one comes to the 
Office to prepare manuscript for the printer he guickly becomes 
aware of the importance of this feature of our work; but not 
aii of the force have had this training. 
All notes go to the credit of the observer. It. some- 
Gimes happens that he is out of reach, perhaps out of the 
country, when the information given in his notes is vsed in 
manuscript, and it is of the utmost importance to himself as 
well as to the Bureau that his statements be clear and accurate 
as well as complete, and it is a matter of personal as well 
as official justice that they be So. 
It is a failing among good investigators to dislike the 
¢Gedious duty of writing up results after they have been obtain- 
“ed, but results are of little value if they can not be made 
both reliable and readily available for the use of others, 
whether their interests be scientific or economic. Prepare 
your notes exactly as you want them to be understood by others 
Seema never leave editing to be done in the office. No one, 
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no matter how able, can do justice to himself or any one else 
in writing up the work of another, unless.he can know with 
certainty just what that worker himself wished to Say. 
Mr. H. M. Russell is slowly recovering his health at Tempe, 
Ariz.-, and will go on duty there about May l. 
