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woodland question, the moth work in Winchester now offers no 

 unusual difficulties; and, if the operations now planned can be 

 thoroughly carried out, the woodland problem here will be solved 

 in the comparatively near future. 



"WlNTHROP. 



JAMES H. WHIPPLE, Chairman of Commission. 



Under the management of a special commissioner in charge 

 of the moth work in this town, a considerable gain has been 

 made in bringing the moth pests under control. Following the 

 winter destruction of egg clusters, burlaps were generally ap- 

 plied throughout the town, and still later a limited amount of 

 spraying was done in the more seriously infested localities. 

 There was an unfortunate delay in getting the burlap on the 

 trees in season for its most effective use, a condition which can 

 be easily avoided another year by employing a larger force of 

 men in time of burlapping. 



At the close of the caterpillar season numerous pupse were 

 destroyed under the burlaps and on tree trunks. The treating 

 of egg clusters near the ground and on rocks was next taken up, 

 and, following this, a cleaning of street trees and those on pri- 

 vate property. At the present writing a large part of the town 

 has been thoroughly gone over. This town is generally infested, 

 and is liable to continue in this condition for some time, owing 

 to the very large number of cottagers and other summer visitors. 



There will be no great difficulty in keeping the moth abso- 

 lutely under control if the vacant lots and roadsides can be 

 cleared of underbrush and worthless hollow trees, and the under- 

 brush burned liberally. Along these lines the work of 1908 

 should progress ; and if these suggestions are thoroughly fol- 

 lowed out, the cost of future operations will be greatly reduced. 



WOBTJRN. 



JOHN H. McGANN, Local Superintendent. 



The badly infested condition of this city still continues, al- 

 though a net gain has been made in bringing the moths under 

 control. There were not sufficient funds to clean thoroughly 

 the trees and residential sections in the winter and spring 



