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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Entomologist, in Charge 
Le He. Worthley, Administrator in Charge of Corn Borer Control, was 
in Washington on May 20 and el. 
Dr. Larrimer returned on May 18 from an extended field trip, during 
which he visited a number of the field laboratories, including those at 
Wichita, Kans., San Antonio, Tex., Tempe, Ariz., Sacramento, Calif., and 
Salt Lake City, Utah. 
L. P. Rockwood, Associate Entomologist in charge af the Forest Grove, 
Oreg., laboratory, made a trip in May into eastern Oregon and Washington to 
aid in the alfalfa weevil survey in that region. He also investigated a 
grasshopper outbreak on the Colville Indian Agency at Nespelem, Wash., anc 
made a brief visit to the Sacramento, Calif., laboratory. 
Geo. I, Reeves, in charge of the Salt Lake City laboratory, spent 
a considerable portion of the month on the survey of alfalfa weevil distri- 
bution, in the course of which he spent a bricf time at the Sacramento, 
Calif., laboratory. 
The following individuals received temporary appointment in this 
branch of the Bureau during the month: Dean Christenson, Howard C. French, 
irven K2-Revell andrT. Je Blidards 
Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Willard, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Arthur Finna- 
more, of the Plant Inspection Office, St. John, N. B., recently were visi- 
tors at the Arlington, Mass., laboratory. 
Richard Faxon, of Columbus, Ohio, and Prof. C. 0. Reed, of the De- 
partment of Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State University, recently 
inspected the corn borer clean-up and experimental work in northwestern 
Ohio and southeastern Michigan. 
Dr. I. M. Hawley, formerly Entomologist of the State Experiment Sta- 
tion at Logan, Utah, has accepted a probationary appointment as Entomologist. 
to assist in the investigations of the alfalfa weevil at Salt Lake City, 
Utah. He reported for duty on May 15. 
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TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
Js He Grafy Entomologist, in Charge 
Compensation claims incident to the deaths of wessrs. Mingee anc 
McLemore, of Picayune, Miss., were in due time submitted to the Employees 
Conmpens ation Commis sion, and information has been received that the maximum 
allovances have been made to the widows and children of these employees. 
