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umbia in which work is now going on the program has progressed in vary-— 
ing degrees of intensity. Various setbacks have occurred, owing to 
the difficulties incident to the rapid organization of the work over 
sO wide a field and, in many cases, to faulty coordination between 
the functions of the newly appointed field force and those of field 
representatives of the Cibil Works Administration. These difficulties 
are gradually being ironed out, however, ond real progress is being, 
made. On January 12 a total of 18,865 men were at work on this pro- 
ject. 
Tick control work.--Work financed by funds allotted by the Civil 
Works Administration is under way in certain localities in Maryland, 
Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. In general this 
work is more or less experimental and has been inaugurated only in 
areas where human cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever have occurred. 
It. consists essentially of the destruction and clean-up of undergrowth, 
weeds, etc., which harbor the rodent hosts of ticks. Some surprising 
information of a'scientific nature is being obtained; for example, 
ticks have been found attached to rodents in midwinter. On January ~ 
12 a total of 369 men were at work on this project. 
Field insectaries provided by Public Works Administration, --At the 
Sonora, Tex., field laboratory two insectoaries, one a combined insec- 
tary ond animal house, have been erected under an allotment of funds 
from the P. W, A.’ in order to facilitate the work’ on control of in- 
sects affecting sheep and goats. Fencing has also been provided for 
several outdoor pens: for animals. 
HOUSEHOLD AND STORED PRODUCT INSECTS 
On December 7 the Kansas City, Mo., organization of Cereal Chem- 
ists of the Southwest District met for lunchyon at the La Salle Hotel 
with G. B. Wagner as a guest. After luncheon the entire group ad- 
journed to the laboratory of the Bureau, where Mr. Wagner had arranged 
a display of insects affecting grain and flour products, together with 
typical types of injury caused by the various species involved and 
photographs of control measures commonly practiced. .Two and one half 
hours was spent in the examination of the display ond in informal dis- 
cussion of present problems of elevator and mill. The following firms 
were represented: Commander Larabee Mills, Ismert Hinche Milling Com- 
pany, Southwestern Milling Cormany, Washburn Crosby Millimg Company, 
Flour Mills of America, Midland Milling Company, Rodney Milling. Com- 
pany, Wagner Sig Lge s Milling Company, Manor Baking Company, Loose Wiles 
Biscuit COMpay; °& nd Wallace Tierney Corporation, 
