New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-16
SCIENTIFIC BODIES MEET.
BEGINNING OF The SESSIONS AT ROCKIES
TER
THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC ENToMoLoGasTs DIS
Gus: SOME PRACTICAL TOPICS.
IBr rELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUHEl


Rochester Aug 15.-Of the several scientific So
cleties which convened here today, the Society Oh
Economic Entomologsts first to meet ana accom-
plshcd the mott In reading and discussing papers d
practical utility. Owing TO protricted Illness rrcsr
dent Inter OF Albany unable to prepare 'he
annual address, and this task was assigned 10 VICE
President 5. A. Forbes, Of Champaign. HI VINO
gave a review OF the work OF the last year. dwelling
particularly on the thoroughly organized campaign
against the gypsy moth I'm Massachusetts conducted by
the State authorities Professor SHOWS Investigations
OF bacterial diseases OF the chlnch bug. ana the
importations from Australia and expectations
to New Zealand OF parasites Of noxios Insects Fpcrs
were read By ID. 5. Kcllcott, c. H. Tyler Iownscho,
NJ V. s.ingcrland, L. o. Howard, +. W. Cooling and
F. NJ. Webster. Professor J. H. Smith, Of the New
Jersey station at New Brunswick spoke Of the insect
especially injurious in that state during the year.
The comparatively short crop Of apples and pears has
been more than usually injured by the Goblin moth
and the plum curcl0. Tho pear midge Is
spreading and occupies the country between
Jersey City and New BrIDswick In one dircc-
lion, and to and beyond Montclair in another.
cranberry insects have been abundant. and grass
hopper, are particularly plentiful, attacking late
cabbagcs as well n cranberrics. Early tomatoes
have been largely eaten into by the heart worm
which Is the same as the "cora wormH new
asparagus beetle Is travelling UP from the South ana
has reached swcdesburo. The roScbug has not been
eNeetual in destroying IT, Acres II rasp5crrics and
bEckbcrries have been cleaned by the raspberry
saw.ny and a lcaf-rollrr does considerable Injury
sweet potatoes suffer FROM variety OF pests,
the most destructive being flea beetle.
squashcs and melons have been free OF lice during
The season. but the borcrs have done great injury
Jamaca Long Island. suffered more than New
Jersey however. The cloverlcaf beetle made It's
appearance In damaging numbers early In the season.
n,,fr c ed out II Professor
sm!th estimates that - per cent Of the value OF all
planted crops has been absorbed by Insects. This
paper elected much discussion and many valuable
suggestions.
The directors Of State meteorological stations hcld
their first meeting and formed IN association Professor
Marx w. Harrington. of the United states Weather
uurcau presiding. Every state and several Terri
tories now have such stations cooperating with the
Government bureau. In saics the work Is per-
formed giatuolsly. In others annual appropriations,
tunsnc frcIn I'll 100 to 1900 made. The OBJ
scrvsory OF this state Is at Ithaca. The theological
society Of America elected thirteen new fellows. Of
whom Professor Charles II. SMITH, IT,, Of Hamilton
College, Is the only resident OF this stitc
Papers were read on "Phophatc Field of Florida
F. W. Claypolc: on Deniiiion II tn T'onichthys
and lis Allies" &. H. Hitchcock; on STUDIES OF the
Connecticut Valley Glacier and on The onarhs and
the theological History Of the Missouri Pilacozoc,
g. G. Brodhesd.
The TocPfy fJr ihs Promotion OF AGIfultnTul
id not convene III evening President Robert, was
In the chair. Professor w. Zeal presented scheme
10 enable any person 81 good observation to dls;nsush
between seventeen of Tie gi,sc, usually met Win In
spring by American innIcr-. vitoa waiting for tho
grasses head Out, wiz Sleeps ics uc orcarl grass,
June grass blue erIs. OwmcadOw grass spear grass,
perennial rye grass sNe't grass, velvet grass, 'onch
esas,, large ted top. small red top, hies LScte,
timothy aud tall ont grAss. lie n,so Rad pap,r on
selection Of ga,sc, promising hr Held nnl lawn, CIV
ing prominence The tall icscne and tall Juar grass
lie has discovered admirable sia,s for poor lawn
IN the shade. where June gns, and red 'op Will
scarcely grow, namely. Sleeps icscn'.
Professor r. G.. Rodzle exhibited und described
an apparatus Il his own invention, 10; measuring the
rapdity OF evaporation Of water from the surface Of
yotc- ani OF different kinds VI soil, kcp; moist.
Iowaid Eyaris Weed gave the result Of observations
maze at the Agi!-utural COLLEGE Of Mississippi on
fine hul icuun cabbage bug. lie devised ingenious
and gi.svel C oxrpltnS ths dilgelrd' psf. 10.
mustard which attracts the bugs. and they are thus
g. lcctcd aud killed with kerosene
Inc programme includes also "fulal injurious 10
& ,dlipg Weeds by Il. ID. ia!stcsd Report on TX.
rcrmcnis I'm sO2 In Treatment Of Wheat Rust and
Rc,at,ons OF Weather Conditions u the Infection u
Cranes Dy ELck Rot Fungus" b. Is. +. Galloway a
study on sampi ag stable Minnrcs,o by WIN. Frcat
:. nm The AelaiiOi OF MIX before Setting. b. {. ;
piuinb: Some Further Notes on Grasses Under Cntl
vatIOns by james Fletcher The Cause of southern
or ToXas Fever IN Cattle, by D. T.. ,aimon.
Tho American Chemical society will meet to-mor-
row and all the other societies will continue In
session.