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FOREWORD 
_ The Monthly Letter of the Bureau of Entomology for July, cover-— 
ng the month of June, has received a good many notes of commendation and 
brickbat! It was a first attempt and had a number of faults. The 
of these was the incorporation of a considerable number of items 
ch belonged in the Insect Pest Survey Bulletin. 
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The purpose of The Monthly Letter is to give the workers of the 
ireau information as to what our’men are doing, and so far as possible 
ve it in their own language. The circulation of these letters will 
mited practically to the Bureau--in other words, it is distinctly a 
organ. The notes will be based largely on results, and therefore 
ncements of work, or reports on work only partially completed, will 
s a rule be recorded until some statement of outcome can be made. 
not believed that such publication of results will injure any work— 
nd on the contrary the statements crediting work to the men who are 
it, more or less in their own words, will establish an early title 
_ Personal notices in the Bureau Monthly Letter will, therefore, 
» tied up with some accomplishment, in contrast to the old type which 
degenerated very largely into personal notes applying only to the 
1 percentage of Bureau workers who happened to have good press agents! 
e great majority went "unsung," although it was well understood that 
1 of our men travel and receive visitors, or occasionally even voyage 
Europe or win a golf cup! The full monthly report itself provides for 
n -ormation as to such picees g matters and as to visitors, etc., ut 
ch details. On the other ao. any personnel notes of outstanding 
tance affecting the Bureau as a whole or any of its component. 
‘Sions will continue in the future, as in the past, to be made a mat— 
et record. The list of additions to the Bureau Library will be con— 
The delay in issuing the August Letter is due largely to the fact 
that it was prepared in the midst of the vacation period of summer—— 
period which also involved a great deal of extra-time work due to 
pet requirements. The September and October numbers should be out 
‘tly, and after that a strong effort will be made to keep up to date. 
Cte Mariatt, 
Chief of Bureau. 




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