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carefully watched for some years to come. Throughout the 

 woodlands in this town the gypsy moth is generally scattered, 

 yet in these latter colonies, where 500 egg clusters were found 

 last year, only about 300 were found in the fall of 1907. So 

 far this town has assumed the care of private estates, paying for 

 the cost of this work from the town appropriation. The in- 

 festation is so severe at Hyde Park, however, that it will he 

 better policy in the future to assess each property owner for the 

 care of his place in accordance with the terms of the act, and 

 thus induce citizens to take a more active interest in suppressing 

 the moths on their estates. The situation in Hyde Park is a 

 serious one, and a liberal expenditure of funds in fighting the 

 moths here during 1908 will be in the interests of economy. 

 The work for the coming year should include a general burlap- 

 ping campaign, together with a considerable amount of spray- 

 ing. The purchase of a power sprayer for use here is desirable. 



IPSWICH. 

 JAMES A. MOREY, Local Superintendent. 



The condition of this town has been greatly improved dur- 

 ing the past year. Before the caterpillar season arrived the 

 street trees and those on private estates had been thoroughly 

 cleaned of moths and a considerable amount of scouting also 

 accomplished. In the most severely infested sections spraying 

 was used, with good results. Street trees and others on infested 

 estates were burlapped and attended throughout the summer. 

 The work of the local superintendent has been of excellent 

 quality, and the townspeople have co-operated with him in a 

 most commendable manner. During the fall roadside trimming 

 has been continued wherever the moths have been found, and a 

 large proportion of the trees cleared of gypsy moth egg clusters 

 to a distance above the probable snow line. In the course of 

 the fall work a small woodland colony was located near the 

 Rowley line, which will be thinned out and put in condition for 

 burlapping and spraying. 



At the present time the work of cleaning the street trees is 

 in progress. 



