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has been placed in the hands of a board or commission, who 

 have placed the immediate field operations in charge of a fore- 

 man. 



Central Towns. 



ARLINGTON. 

 W. H. BRADLEY, Local Superintendent. 



The vigorous campaign against the gypsy moth inaugurated 

 in this town last year has been carried on with undiminished 

 vigor, has been well directed, and has at all times been heartily 

 supported by town officials and citizens alike. 



The winter work against the moth having been completed 

 early in May, the trees of the principal streets were banded 

 with Tanglefoot, and all street trees were sprayed. At Arling- 

 ton Heights much spraying was done in certain badly infested 

 woodlands, in order to protect the residential district, where 

 the property owners had shown a most commendable desire to 

 clear their trees of the moths. Burlapping was generally fol- 

 lowed throughout the town, with good results, while the spraying 

 proved highly effective. 



Menotomy Rocks Park, which last year was a most serious 

 problem, received constant attention, the trees being banded with 

 Tanglefoot and burlapped, and the ground burned over with 

 oil. This latter operation, which at the time caused some local 

 criticism, Avas necessary because of the thousands of broken 

 egg-clusters scattered among the rocks and ledges; and the 

 results, by a fall inspection, have shown the wisdom and econ- 

 omy of this method. While the park has suffered most severely 

 in past years and as a consequence many of the trees have died, 

 as a result of the vigorous measures there employed it is now 

 in good condition as regards the moth pest. It will require 

 constant attention for some years to come, but the cost of future 

 work has been greatly reduced, and the park saved to the 

 town. 



After the caterpillar season the local force was reduced to 

 18 men, employed principally in removing dead trees from the 

 park and in cutting brush on badly infested roadsides. An 

 arrangement was made with a contractor to cut brush and 



