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ful attention during 1907, when the worthless and hollow trees 

 should be cut and cavities cemented, to be followed by a general 

 use of burlap wherever the gypsy moth has been located. It 

 seems probable that the woodlands may be more or less infested, 

 and these should be scouted as soon as funds permit. 



BOURNE. 

 HIRAM F. BAKER, Local Superintendent. 



The trees in the locality infested by the gypsy moth were bur- 

 lapped and carefully attended during the summer, but it would 

 have been desirable to use the burlap over a much greater area. 

 The fall inspection shows an extension of the original colony. 



BOXFORD. 

 CHARLES PERLEY, Local Superintendent. 



In January the private estates and the rest of the residen- 

 tial section of the town were thoroughly covered by the local au- 

 thorities, and several gypsy moth colonies were found. A large 

 proportion of the owners cleared their trees of the moths, the 

 remainder of the necessary work being done by the town au- 

 thorities. 



During the summer the gypsy moth colonies were thoroughly 

 burlapped and attended. Inspectors from this office have found 

 several small gypsy moth colonies along the roadsides and in the 

 woodlands. It will be desirable to have the town thoroughly 

 scouted at an early date, and until this is done no exact knowl- 

 edge of the condition of the woodlands can be obtained. The 

 work on the street trees is now in progress. 



BRAINTREE. 



E. E. ABERCROMBIE, Local Superintendent. 



During the early part of the year the infested sections were 

 thoroughly worked over, and following this burlaps were used 

 with the usual good results. At the close of the caterpillar 

 season the local force began the work of clearing infested or- 

 chards and cutting brush and superfluous trees along the road- 

 sides. The local situation is very much complicated by the 



