
important cotton, fora, ane educational associations of their States 
and appointecs of the Governors, ho report @rawn up by the conmmittce 
nominated by the State aslogations vas aconted vnanimo susly by tne con-= 
ference. It was agreed that the oresence of the sink bollwurm within 
Our borders is the most serious enace that has ever confronted the 
cotton-growing industry in this cowntry, but that corsidering the pres- 
ent status of the nest and tre evidence oresented tiere is still a 
reasonable opooer tunity for eradicating it by following out the policy of 
the Denartment of /griculture. 
It was recomnended thet as this est menaces the entire cotton- 
Sroving industry the burden of its control should be shared by the 
Federal Government 2nd by the States ne infested. ‘It was further 
reconmendcd that tho Statcs wrovide lerislation Glving amdlg authority 
through the agency of non-cotton and regulated soncs for such regional 
control as is hecessary for extermination. Thc Texas delese tes, who 
Yeorescnted the important farmine interests of that State, vledrec full 
sup dort in securing the nece sssary legislation and cooperation on the 
mer. Of Toras. 

“NSCLELA"EOUS NOTES 
The Chief of tie Bureau attended the Mew Jersey !/ntimoscuito 
Society's ‘nnual Convention 2t itlmtic City In te in Avril, md t’en 
went to Ithaca for consultetion with Professor CG. 2. Crosby and Pro- 
fessor ‘i. 0. leonard in regaré to coonerative work og2inst the ox war- 
bie which will be begun this soason in cortain comtics in New YOrE e 
During early “tay he visited “ound, I>., 2nd ‘ Toliulah, Lla., for consulta- 
Mion with Capt. . L. Von Dine nd Dr. 77. V. King in regard to the mos- 
Meeeeoumork at ‘found, and "fr. B.R, Coad at Tallulah in resard to the cot- 
ton boll weevil campaign for the swincr. Tater he visited ‘lbany and 
Me@ertgtiek., with Dr, 3. >. Felt, '. dD. J. Ccffrey, and Dr. George G. 
£tawood for consultations concernins certain phiises of the Euros.ean corn 
borer investigations. 
Dr. fs Il. Sunintance is obsent on 2 triv to Mew Orleans to org mize 
Be work acainst the caimshor scale. 
Dr. ©. Ll. Marlatt has just returned from wenhat tan, ITS 6s wher 
he was given the cae ENG or Doctor of Science by the Konsas 
State Amricultuwral Colicszc. 
Dr. Demetrius Borocin, formerly Chief of the satomological Uxperi- 
Ment Station at Poltava, Russia, has svent some wees in “ashi neton 
translating some of ow publications into the Russian language for fu- 
ture use in Russia when con¢itions over there stall have become morc 
stoble. Doctor Borodin has told us much of Russian conditions anc brings 
xact news of 2 nunber of Russian Pntomolocists. Ne is at pressnt work- 
ing 2t Cornell University for a short timc. 
