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J. C. Hamlin and W. D. Reed, of the Dried Fruit Laboratory, were 
recently invited to investigate the effectiveness of fumigation with carbon 
disulfide of a large packing plant containing about 2,400,000 pounds of raw- 
stock figs. The fumigant was used in two sections of the building, at the 
rate of 105 gallons to: 388,500 cubic feet, with an exposure of 36 hours. 
Valuable data were secured. 
J. C. Hamlin and W. D. Reed, in conjunction with Elmer Snyder, of the 
Department Horticultural Investigations, had charge of the October meeting 
of the Federal Business Mens!’ Association of Fresno, presenting an agricul- 
tural program. Mr. Hamlin introduced Sr. Jorge Malottky, who talked briefly 
on the new movement in agricultural education conducted by the present Mexi- 
can administration. 
Early in October Dr. Back investigated a troublesome outbreak of hide 
beetles in McCook, Ill. An interesting photograph has been received froma 
concern in Florida which manufactures fish oil and dried fish, showing con- 
ditions under which hide-beetle larvae have proved destructive to containers, 
flooring of warehouse and loading platform, and even railway ties. 
Jorge Malottky, N. P. Escobar, Jr., R. Escobar, and Juan Serrano, all 
of the Mexican Department of Agriculture, are studying agricultural practices 
in the United States. These men, and other groups sent to various countries, 
will form the nucleus of the agricultural teaching staff of the schools 
presently to be established at several points in the Republic. While in 
Fresno the gentlemen named held a number of conferences with J. C. Hamlin 
and W. D. Reed, of the Dried Fruit Laboratory. 

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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W.H. Larrimer, Entomologist, in Charge 
L. H. Worthley attended the budget hearings in Washington during the 
week of October 5, after which W. H. Larrimer went tc New York with Mr. . 
Worthley to inspect the clean-up work being conducted on Long Island in con- 
nection with the European corn borer investigations. 
Joe §. Wade left Washington October 5 for a vacation trip to southern 
Kansas, stopping at Webster Groves, Mo., for a brief inspection of the bill- 
bug work being conducted at that point by A. Ff. Satterthwait. Mr. Wade ex- 
pects to return to Washington about the last of October. 
On October 21, L. H. Worthley left his headquarters at Arlington, Mass., 
to join. a large party of Michigan State officials and leading agriculturists 
in an inspection of the corn-borer area in Canada. From there, in company 
with Prof. C. 0. Reed, of the Ohio State University, he proceeded to Chicago 
for a conference with farm machinery men. . 
After an absence of several weeks, on account of illness, OC. N. Ainslie 
has returned to his duties at the Sioux City, Iowa, station. 
