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4 G,. CG. Mathews attended the meeting of the Minnesota Beekeepers’ Associa- 
tion on December 4-5 and that of the Wisconsin Beekeepers' Association on Dec- 
ember 6 and 7, He then remained in Wisconsin for extension work. 
y P, W. Erbaugh finished his work in Illinois on December 15 and left for 
Michigan. Hereafter he will work in Michigan and Indiana. 
David Running of Michigan has been appointed Special Field Agent and left 
for extension work in New York on December 26, He will remain in New York during 
his whole appointment, he having accepted appcintment only for the winter season. 
Kennith Hawkins continued extension work in Florida throughout the month. 
C. L. Sams was in Washington for several days for conference. 
E, L, Sechrist attended the meeting of the Maryland Beekeepers’ Associa- 
| A series of mimeographed memoranda to extension workers in beékeeping will 
be issued in which various questions pertaining to beekeeping will be discussed, 
as a guide to the men in planning their work. These will not pertain to adminis- 
trative matters but rather to the teachings of the office on disputed questions 
in beekeeping practice. Five such memoranda were issued in December. Hach memo- 
randum is marked "Not for publication." 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W. D. Hunter, Entomologist in Charge. 
Doctor Hunter has been in Beaumont, Texas, for practically the entire 
‘month in connection with the work of the Peaerat Horticultural Board on the 
pink bollworm. 
Doctor Pierce has been on leave of absence from December 5 to 27. 
D. L. Van Dine has been tendered a commission as first lieutenant in the 
Medical Department of the United States Army. 
; Blmer Johnson, of the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, re- 
cently spent several days at the boll-weevil laboratory at Tallulah, in cooper- 
ation with B. R. Coad on the improvement of dusting machinery. 
Frank 8. Chamberlin went to his home in Farmingham, Mass., for the pur- 
pose of enlisting in the army before December 15, 
The following agents have been temporarily transferred to the Federal 
‘Horticultural Board for work on the pink bollworm in Texas: 
U. C. Loftin, 
H. P. Smith, 
K,. B. McKinney, 
Tobert Slack. 
E. A. McGregor has just returned from a trip in Mexico where he spent 
several weeks making observations in regard to cotton insects in the cotton 
fields of Lower California. Some of the points visited were La Paz, Guaymas, 
) and Hermosillo, 
yy Max Kisliuk has taken leave of absence from December 27 to February 12 
for the purpose of returning to the University of Ohio to complete his work for 
Masters degree. 
C. S. Whittington, of the boll-weevil laboratory, has resigned from the 
eau. 
Dr. James A. Nelson, who was temporarily stationed at Tallulah, La., has 
returned to Washington. 
