GYPS! AND I'.KOU N-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



WINCHESTER 



IKVING T. (JriLD, Local Suj'n'intt-mlcnt. 



Tin mliinaiion of an efficient local superintendent and 



lili.-ral financial .-upport. and the hearty <>-. -pcrat ion of nearly 

 all tin- citi/eii- -f tliis town, ha- yielded mo.-t satisfactory results 

 durini: r.'<n;. A vi^.'piii- enforcement of the provisions of the 

 law wa- made on private e-tates early in the year. Following 

 tin'-, street treea were -prayed and those on a few main streets 

 hiirlapped. A IIP -iv general use of the burlap would doubtless 

 havi- -aved cun-iderahlc expense in the fall cleaning work. The 

 r->ad-ide- throughout the town have been cleared of brush, and 

 in many hn|>"rtant gypsy moth colonies adjoining streets a 

 protective belt .'.0 feet wide has been cut, and will have thorough 



tfiitii-n next -ca.-nii. 



At the pre.-ent writing the -t ivet trees have been cleared of 

 .-. tiM,. tl,,. r \\ith the important infested area of Wildwood 

 iet. TV. Nearly all the woodland on the easterly side of 

 the town adjoining the Fells reservation has been thinned out 

 and put in excellent condition for exterminative work. The 

 wo-,.] hind section on the westerly side of Winchester still remains 

 badly infested, and will require large expenditures before the 



I'-y ni..th is hnmght under control here. 



'I he Myopia Hill district, containing a number of magniticeiit 

 private e-tates, still remains badly infested, and should receive 

 \i-',i-,,ii- treatment before the eggs hatch in 1907. In the latter 



tiou a iM'iieral clearing of brush and decayed trees is advised, 

 : ""'- '* 'his can be followed by a vigorous burlapping and 

 -prayini: rampaign. the gypsy moth should be brought under 

 ntml by the cud of the caterpillar .-easou. 



WlKTHBOP. 



ri:\NK \V. TriKHt. T.<><;il Si<]-rintrn<lni1. 



Marked gjiin ha- hecn ma<le in this town in the battle against 



tl|( ' :">d hro\vn tail moth.-. The work here has lieen ably 



lucted, and ha- at all time- received the In -arty co-operation 



n officials and intcrc-icd ,-iti/ens. From its topo- 



i'hi'-al l.M-atii.n \Vinilir..p ie c,,,npai-ahle to Kalian), it bein- 



with the mainland by a narn.w isthmus. From this 



