Arizona republican., 1920-06-30
STATE COMMISSION IF AGRICULTURE IN
 ITS ANNUAL SESSION

The state commission of agriculture and horticulture held it's annual meet ing yesterday. June 29, there being present Commissioners Andrew Kim ball, E. W. Hudson and A. Y. Greer, Secretary w. 1T. Robinson and State Entomologist Don c. Mote.
 Upon the suggestion and initiative of Andrew Kimball, who was one of tho original organizers of the commission and it's chairman almost continuously since, F.. w. Hudson was elected chair man for the ensuing year.
 This action was prompted not only in recognition of MT. Hudsons s proved executive ability and hls position as one of the leading agriculturists of the state. but also his residence being near the executive offices of the commls- sion, as MT. Kimball pointed out. would make for efficiency in the work.
 The commission passed resolution of highest praise appreciatiVe or the able and faithful efforts of the retir- ing chairman. W. II. Robinson. was again elected secretary.
 State Entomologist Don C. Mote was reappointed for the year beginning July l. as well as Cotton Entomologist J. l.. l.. Bauderdale, Field Entomologlst Oscar C. Bartlett and Plant Patholo- gist D. C. George and full staff ol g inspectors located in different parts of the state.
 Tn addition to these appointments, on account of the greatly increased acreage in cotton in the state and the increased agricultural acreage being continuously developed, three new as- sistan. entomologists were added to the staff R. J. FisSe, with headquar- ters at Stafford, will have charge of the work in the upper Gila valley and east ern border of the state; Frank E. Todd. with headquarters a Yuma, will have charge of the work fin the Southwest ern part of the state while l.. l.. Rus sell is put over to work in the Santa Cruz valley and Mexican border.
 All of these men are giving special attention to incoming immigrants from cotton growing localities now infested with the two dreaded scourgeS of cot ton fields the cotton boil weevn and the pink boil worm. Not only is all the railroad baggage from all infested cot ton regions examined, but all incoming automobiles over the interstate high ways as well.
 Tn addition to this work. continual examination is being made of cotton fields and assisting regular inspectors are eight scouts who have been put to work for the growing season. All this is being done with no let up on the other activities of the entomologist' s office of examining all incoming nurs- cry stock, fruit that might bring in pests of diseases.
 Arizona is the freest state in Amer ica from both plant diseases and dam aging insects, and the commission is sparing no effort to keep Is so.
 To keep pace with the steadily in creasing area of agricultural lands in the state as well as the rapidly grow ing cotton area, it has been impossible to give the protection to the farmers of the state with the regular appro- priation granted by the last legislature and when it was found that the work could not be accomplished for the fiscal year ending June 30 with the money on hand. the Arizona Cotton Growers association, through Commis- sioner Hudson, with the public spirit always manifested by that energetic group of men, generously came to the rescue by advancing s2,500.