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on the subject of his field investigations, has now returned to Wallingford, Conn., 
where he will resume his investigation of apple insects in that regicn. 
y J, J. Culver, who has been assisting Mr. Gill at Monticello, Fla. in connec- 
| tion with pecan insect investigations, has been placed in charge of peach insect 
investigations at Fort Valley, Ga., which work will be carried out in cooperation 
with the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
a H. G. Ingerson, who has been in charge of the Bureau laboratory at Sandusky, 
Ohio jin connection with grape insect investigations, has been transferred to Cleve- 
land, Ohio, where he will give special attention to the work in that region, while 
'@. A. Runner will look after the work tributary to Sandusky. 
q A laboratory has been established at Seaview, Wash. for the investigation of 
_ cranberry insects in that region in cooperation with the Washington Agricultural 
College, H. K, Plank being in charge of the work. 
BS R, W. Kelly, a graduate of the Ohio State University, has been appointed as 
Special Field Agent and will be engaged in extension work in decidous fruit insect 
control, with headquarters at Lafayette, Ind. 
2 A, B, Black, a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College, has been appointed 
‘a Special Field Agent and will be engaged in extension work in deciduous fruit in- 

sect control, with headquarters at Corvallis, Oregon. 
| R. B, McKeown, who has been assisting Mr. Fabis in connection with pecan-in- 
sect investigations at Brownwood, Texas, has been transferred to the Bureau’s labo- 
ratory at Medford, Oregon, where he will assist M. A. Yothers in connection with 
apple-insect investigations in that region. 

a FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD, 
% GC. L. Marlatt, Chairman. 
. With relation to the origin of the pink bollworm in the Trinity Bay region, 
hse Dr. Hunter reports under date of March 8 the results of investigations made 
by Mr. McKinney with respect to entry of Mexican cotton during 1914-15, Mr. McKinney 
| was able to trace some 2,000 bales of such cotton which came from the Laguna via Hl 
} Paso to Galveston, and was on the docks at that place at the time of the great storm 
b of 1915. Much of the cotton that was washed away in the course of this storm was 
| salvaged and the marks obliterated so that it was imposstble to prove just how much 
of the Mexican cotton was lost and widely scattered. ‘This information at least in- 
, dioates definitely the movement of such cotton to Galveston, and Isaves a fair sup- 
, position that of this cotton several hundred bales were washed ashore around the 
| bay. In connection with this same investigation, Mr, McKinney has traced movement 
during the samsperiod of some 16,000 baies of Mexican cotton entering through the 
port of Bl Paso. Most of this cotton was shipped to foreign markets but @ con- 
b siderable number of bales went to various mills in the South, namely, to mills in- 
Virginia, South Carolina and Texas. Steps have been taken +0 investigate the 
 gotton growing areas, if any, in the vicinity of the mills indicated. 
The general status of the pink-bollworm work in Texas remains as reported in 
| last month’s Letter. There is, however, & somewhat disquieting movement incited by 
a few persons to organize cotton planters and to induce them to plant cotton in the 
| noncotton areas with the intention of contesting the validity of the recently en- 
| acted Texas law under which these noncotton areas are established, Every means, 
educational and other, will be taken to discourage this movement and uphold the 
law, Uncontrolled violation of this law will necessitate immediate quarantine 
' action against the State of Texas to protect the other cotton-growing States. 
Such action would put very burdensome restrictions on commerce and would result 
