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when the egg clusters are laid, they will be very few as com- 

 pared with last season. We have several trained men accus- 

 tomed to using power sprayers, and it is our intention to give 

 all the assistance possible to the several cities and towns which 

 have not had experience in the use of them. If the start is 

 made in the right direction, much better results will be ob- 

 tained. 



It must also be taken into consideration that in cities and 

 towns where small infestations occur, good results may be ob- 

 tained by hand-spraying outfits. These outfits can be pur- 

 chased at very moderate prices. One large enough to care for 

 a few infestations costs approximately $27. This includes 

 everything but hose. The next larger size, at $4-5, will give 

 much better results in proportion to the cost. It must be re- 

 membered that only a few years ago hand outfits did the major 

 part of the spraying against leaf-eating insects. Persons own- 

 ing large orchards in towns infested by the gypsy and brown- 

 tail moths obtain excellent results by spraying their fruit trees 

 with arsenate of lead, using the small outfit, and this work has 

 been greatly appreciated by those engaged in the work against 

 the moths. In some of the smaller towns, having scattered in- 

 festations, small outfits were purchased by the towns, and citi- 

 zens allowed to use them, furnishing their own poison. This 

 has proved to be a great help both to the town and this office, 

 and more of this work might be done to good advantage. 



NORTH SHORE WORK. 



In 1907 the work of making a thorough inspection of the 

 north shore woodlands was begun, and continued through the 

 winter and spring into 1908. The block of woodland under 

 consideration lies in the cities of Beverlv and Gloucester, and 



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the towns of Wenham, Hamilton, Essex and Manchester. When 

 this work was finished, in March, a statement of the infesta- 

 tions located was drawn up and submitted to Col. W. D. Sohier, 

 Beverly, Mass., who represented the residents of the north 

 shore district. From him. we received assurances that if a 

 general effort to control the gypsy moth throughout this entire 

 block of woodland, without reference to town boundaries, could 

 be. made, a substantial contribution from the property owners 

 in that district would be forthcoming. After several confer- 



