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Dr. W. D. Hunter was in Washington from March 21 to March 26. 
The manuscript of a Farmers' Bulletin entitled "The Sugar-cane moth 
borer" has been submitted by T. E, Holloway. 
FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge 
Theodore Henry Frrson, a graduate of the University of Illinois, 
has been appointed scientific assistant and assigned to duty at Riverton, 
BH. J., in connection with the Japanese beetle project. 
John B. Gill, who has been in charge of the Bureau's laboratory at 
Brownwood, Tex., has been temporarily transferred to Fort Valley, Ga., 
where he is assisting in connection with plum curculio control operations. 
B. A. Porter, who has been in Washington temporarily, has returned 
to his heddquarters at Wallingford, Conn., to resume his investigations 
of apple insects. 
C. E., Johnson has been appointed field assistant and assigned to 
duty at Bentonville, Ark., where he will assist in connection with apple 
insect investigations. 
C. H. Brannon, a graduate of the Mississippi Agricultural College, 
has been appointed field assistant and assigned to duty at Fort Valley, 
Ga., to assist in comection with plum curculio control operations. 
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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. R. Walton, Entomologist in Charge 
F, L. O'Rourke, attached to the corn borer research work at Arling~ 
ton, Mass., will resign from the service, effective about April 15. 
C, N. Ainslie will return from Knoxville, Tenn,, to his station at 
Sioux City, Iowa, about April 10, where he will be stationed for the re~ 
mainder of the working year. 
Stewart Lockwood, formerly extension entomologist of North Dakpta, 
has been appointed specialist in Orthoptera for Federal grasshopper work 
in the northwestern States. Mr. Lockwood's appointment took effect April 
1. He will be stationed at Fargo, N, Dak., and cooperate with the various 
State and Canadian officials in the grasshopper work throughout hie ter- 
ritory. 
Philip Luginbill, who recently visited Washington for consultation and 
to prepare a manuscript, has returned to his field station at Columbia, 5.C. 
