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important cotton, form, anc educationel associations of their States 
and appointecs of the Governors. ‘The report drawn ua by the comittoc 
nominated by the State dclegations was adontcd unanimously by the con- 
ference. It was agreed that the »oresence of the vink bollworm within 
Our borders is tne most serious ‘enace that has ever confronted the 
cotton-growing industry in this country, but that corsidering the pres- 
6nt status of the pest and the evidence »resented tiere is still 2 
reasonable onvortunity for cracicating it by following out the policy of 
the Devartment of -griculture. 
It was recomnended thet as this vest menaces the entire cotton- 
Srowing industry the burden of its control should be shared by the 
Federal Government and by the States actuzlly infested. It was further 
recommended that the States vrovide legislation giving amlg authority | 
through the agency of non-cotton and regulated sones for such regional 
Menvrol 46 is necessary for extermination. The Texas delegetes, who 
reoresented the imbortant farming interests of that State, sledrec full 
Sup ort in securing the neccssary legislation and cooperation on the 
mert of Toxas. . 

“ISCELL/ZEOUS NOLES 
Tie Chief of the Bureau attended ths Mew Jersey ‘/ntimosgquito 
Society's /nnual Convention ot /tlmtic City Ik te in /oril, md t’en 
went to Itheca for consultation with Professor C. R. Crosby and Pro- 
fessor ™. D. leonard in regard to cooperative work against tac ox war- 
ble which will be besun this sonson in certain cowtices in New York. 
During carly “ay he visited “ound, Ilo., and Talluleh, La., for consulta- 
tion vith Capt. D. L. Van Dine 2nd Dr. “7. V. King in regard to the sos- 
@uito work at “Mound, and 'i. 3k. Cond at Tallulah in regard to the cot- 
ton boll weevil campaign for the swancr. Iater ne visited “lbany and 
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eee nst.. With Dre oc. ©. Felt, tf. D. J. Coffrey, ana Dr- Ceorge Ge 
htvood for consultations concerning certain phases of the EHuronean corn 
borer investigations. 
Dr. fs Le Suaintance is sosent on 2 trip to New Orleans to org mize 
the work arainst the enamohor scale. 
Dr. GC. L. *larlatt hos just returned from Menhattan, Kens., where 
he was given the honorary depree of Doctor of Science by the Kansas 
State fericultural Colicge. 
Dr. Demetrius Borodin, formerly Chief of the Dutomological uxperi-= 
ment Station 2t Poltava, Russia, has spent soue wees in “Jas hi ngton 
translating some of ow publications into tie Russian language for fu- 
ture use in Russin when concitions over there shall nave become more 
stoble. Doctor Borodin nas told us much of Russian conditions anc brings 
exact news of 2 nunber of Russian Fntomologists. Ve is at pressnt work- 
ing at Cornell University for a short tinc. 
