1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT- -No. 73. 39 



CHELSEA. 



ALFRED MAGGI, Local Superintendent. 



The same earnest efforts to suppress the moths manifest in 

 past years have been continued in 1907, and the situation in this 

 city is well in hand. There is practically no woodland within 

 the city limits, and the street trees and those on private estates 

 have been well protected from caterpillar damage by the liberal 

 use of burlap. There still remains to be done a considerable 

 amount of tinning and cementing of orchard trees, while in cer- 

 tain sections numerous worthless trees should be removed and 

 burned. Owing to the temporary lack of funds the latter part 

 of the year, the work against the gypsy moth in Chelsea is not 

 so far advanced as in some other cities, although practically all 

 of the ground work, so called, has been done. 



DANVERS. 

 THOMAS E. TINSLEY, Local Superintendent. 



The infestation in this town is general, but its condition shows 

 a great gain over that of 1906, owing to the able management of 

 the local superintendent, the cordial support of town officials 

 and the large amount of good work done by private citizens. 

 During the early part of the year the work of clearing street 

 trees and private estates was completed. Following this, burlap 

 was freely used and a large amount of spraying done. Both 

 these operations gave excellent results, particularly in orchards 

 where cementing and tinning of cavities had been done. In the 

 late summer and fall the clearing of infested roadsides received 

 proper attention, and at this writing the work of clearing the 

 street trees is in progress. The usual operations of burlapping 

 and spraying will be in order here next year, and two matters in 

 connection with this work should receive particular attention. 



In the thinly settled portion of the town there are a great 

 many stone walls bordered with brush on either side, the whole 

 being generally infested by the gypsy moth. The brush should 

 be cut and the walls burned out as soon as the eggs have hatched. 



Near the Peabody line an important colony has been located, 

 which should have thorough attention during the year. 



