tamination was confined to one sample, Many fruits containing no visible 
remains of insects were found contaminated by insect excrement. ‘his is 
the Bureau's opportunity to aid the dried-fruit industry in reducing the 
percentage of infested figs to a total of ten per cent, the new insect toler- 
ance established by the Bureau of Chemistry under the Pie Food Lat. 
Every entomologist should have the circular issued by the California 
Almond Growers Exchange of San Francisco, Calif, A fine vacuum fumigation 
plant has been installed under the direction of D. B, Mackie, Mntomologist 
of the State Department of Agriculture, and Collaborator of this Bureau, on 
the roof of the Association's modern fireproof plant at Sacramento, Mr, 
Mackie 1s given credit for the preparation of this circular, 
Ke A, Back leit washington May 10 for a 10-day trip through Georgia 
and Florida, Candy and nut meat establishments in Atlanta and Columbus, 
Ga., were visited. Fumigating rooms were inspected at Tampa and Jackson— 
ville, Fla, Several days were spent with S, E,. McClendon, who is engaged 
in corn weevil work in southern Georgia, 
Perez Simmons left Washington May 28 to undertake a special investi- 
gation of the dried-fruit beetle affecting figs in California. He is work 
ing under a special appropriation of 2,000 made by the Dried Fruit Associa-— 
tion of that State. In tnis work Subtropical and Stored —Product Insect 
Investigations are cooperating. G, iw, Ellington will be in field charge of 
the Angoumois grain moth investigation during the absence of Mr. Simmons. 
One firm manufacturing a nationally used product stated in May, 
through one of its representatives, that in 1923 it lost 10,000 in returned 
insect-damaged goods sent out by one of its many plants. In 1924 it in- 
stalled a fumigating room and treated all its outgoing product, with the 
result that no goods were returned because of insect attack, This is ancient 
history, yet vital news to men dealing in agricultural products. 
Of special interest to southern farmers should be the results of the 
work ot 5. E. iicClendon in and around Brunswick, Ga. On certain farms Where 
Several years azo corn weevils were so abundant that corn in the cribs was 
badly damaged by October and November of the year of harvest, and almost 
ruined by the following June, the corm is almost free of weevils at the time 
of writing, late in May. The intelligent application of common knowledge is 
& great thing. iore fanners are learning this every day as a result of the 
Bureau's work. 
Some more definite statements regarding losses sustained by California 
bean growers as the result of bean weevil investigations were received in May 
from A. O. Larson. One warehouseiman, who had received 20,909 bags of beans, | 
estimated that 50 per cent of the bags had been discounted 50 cents each, « 
representing an actual loss to farmers of $7,727. Another warehouseman, who 
nad received 50,000 bags, estimated that 40 per cent of his receipts had been 
discounted 50 cents a bag, thus netting growers a loss of 910,000. Mr. Larson 
talked with two farmers who grew 370 and 200 bag 2s of beans, respectively, and 
each had sustained a loss of 91 a bag as a result of weevil infestation. Such 
losses, more than anything else, are giving Messrs, Larson and Fisher atten-— 
tive audiences, 
——— ataeninnee team 
