Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

olner words, one-twendeth Of the total
annual agricultural product. A single
state lost from the injuries of 4 single
state alone in 1864, $73,oOO,OOO los.
such as this tends to discourage enter
prise i'll farming and has led the ma
uonal and some Of the state govern
ments to make annual appropriations
10 further the study of insects, and
Tor learning methods of saving crops
from injury. The same considerations
nave leu our more progressive state
colleges and universities to provide
competent instructors in this branch of
applled science, and in California has
leu TO the passage of law compclling
the teaching of entomology in the pub-
TIC schools. At present Il considerable
number of men With scientific traiuiny
are engaged i'll work of this kind
either i'll connection with the state col
leScs and experiment stations or ut
the agricultural department at Wasting
ton.
The naturalists engaged in this line of
work have recently banded together
ana organized the Association of
Economic Entomologists, which will
hold its next annual meeting ut Madison
III connection with the meetings of
the American Association for the Adj
vancement of Science The objects of
the society as explained by its consti-
tuition are:
10 discuss new discoveries, to ex-
change experiences, and to carefully
consider the best methods of work: to
give opportunity to individual workers
or announcing proposed Investigations
50 as to bring out suggestions and pre-
vent unnecessary duplication Of work;
to suggest, when possible, certain lines
or investigation upon subjects of gem
eral interest; to promote the study and
advance the science Of entomology"
The membership is confined to work
erS i'll economic entomology, and Il
large proportion of those now belonging
to the association are official entomolo-
Sists in the different states of tho
union, or i'll foreign countries. Since
only workers" are eligible to member
slip the society is never in danger Of
being overloaded with useless timber,
and the meetings thus far held have
shown in the character of the papers
and discussions the wisdom of re-
Stricting membership in this manner
The society was organized by mem
berS Of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science at the
Toronto meeting in 1889. Since its es-
tablishment it has held four meetings,
two at Washington, one at Champaign,
Illinois, and one at Rochester, New
York. The coming meeting at Madison
is expected from the names on the pro-
gram to be one of unusual interest
There will probably be in attendance a
number of visiting entomologists from
abroad.
The president, Professor $. A. Forbes,
a well known naturalist, Is the state
cntomOlogist of Illinois. director Of the
Illinois laboratory Of natural history,
and profesr of zoology and entomology
in the University of Illinois, u combi-
nation Of offices which is at once sug
gestve of his activity in science work
and Of the confidence which those with
whom he has been associated for near
ly twenty years repose in him. Coming
to the Illinois museum Of natural history
about 1878. he has devel-
Oped from this museum as q nucleus
one Of the best geological laboratories
I'D the country and has filled the Office
of state entOmOlOgiSt with credit to
his state and himself His contribu-
tons to both pure and applied SCI
Rev. G. J. S. Bethune. the first vice
president Of the association has for
many years been one of the leading up
holders Of the faith chronological in
and is now editor of the Can
idian EntOmologist, one Of the oldest
and best journals Of it's kind in America.
Any reference to economic entomOl-
,gy in the United States is not COM
,lete without mention of Professor G..
7. Riley, chief OF the division Of
at Washington. Through
lin very largely the present associa-
ion was organized and made success
ul. His name is ON the program for
he Madison meeting, and to say that
le stands perhaps the foremost ecOnOm-
C entomologist of his time is to saay
hat his paper will prove treat to any
me interested in natural science. For
yer twenty-five years he has been con-
family at work in bis favOrite branch
( science, first as state entOmologist
# Missouri. then as editor Of the Amer
can F'ntonOIogist. next as Chief Of the
Tnited States chronological commits
ion and now as chief Of the entomolo-
ical division at Washington and
tlitor Of Insect Life. He has placed to
is credit o result in published work
, which he may well take pride.
Other members prominent in the
)uncils of the association, and whose
ames appear on the program are the
blowing:
A. J. Cook, professor of zoology and
in the Michigan Agricul-
lral college at Lansing.
G. III. Fernald, professor of zoology
nd entomology in the Massachusetts
ate college at Amhurst
James Fletcher, dominion entomolo-
st Of Canada
L. o. Howard, first assistant in the
vision Of entomology at Washington
Id one of the editors of Insect Life.
J. A. Lintner, state entomologist Of
ew York.
H. Osborn, professor of zoology and
.tomclogy in the Iowa state college
Ames.
J. B. Smith, state entomologist Of