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D. C. Parman, of the Uvalde, Tex., Laboratory, spent the latter 
half of October and early part of November in western Texas visiting 
various ranches between Uvalde and Alpine. Many ranchmen in the "High 
land country" were found to be taking up the sheep business. Heretofore 
this region has been devoted exclusively to cattle. At Del Rio sheep 
feeding is being undertaken on a large scale. These two developments 
have added some new features to the screw worm problems in western Texas. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
On November 28 C. C. Hill, in charge of the Carlisle, Pa., field 
Station, began a survey trip, relating to the Hessian fly work, through 
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 
Dr. :W. Hs Larrimer left November 29 for a brief visit to the 
faa Orleans laboratory on business concerning the recent dusting work. 
Geo. I. Reeves, in charge of the Salt Lake City field laboratory, 
visited Reno,-Nev., Sacramento, Calif., and Parma and Burley, Idaho, in 
the latter part of November to examine alfalfa meal mills. 
While.on vacation L. H. Patch, in charge of the Sandusky, Ohio, 
field laboratory, spent several days in Washington in the last week of 
November. 
K. W. Babcock and A. M. Vance, who have for some time been con- 
nected with the investigations of the corn borer in Europe, have returned 
to headquarters at Arlington, Mass., to review the past four seasons’ 
work, and to confer with Bureau officials as to the status of the project. 
COTTON-INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
B. R. Coad, Entomologist, in Charge 
B. R. Coad and Elmer Johnson visited Washington for two days 
about the 18th of November for the purpose of conferring with various 
officials of this and other Departments concerning the work of the Delta 
Laboratory at Tallulah, La. 
It has been decided to continue the boll weevil laboratory at 
Florence, S. C. This decision was reached after conference with various 
officials of the State of South Carolina, who urgently requested the 
Bureau to continue this laboratory. Biological studies will be pursued 
as heretofore, special attention being given to hibernation studies. 
T. P. Cassidy made a trip to Marfa, Tex., and the Big Bend Country 
during the month. 
