1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT- -No. 73. 67 



CONCORD. 

 H. P. KICHARDSON, Local Superintendent. 



As might have been expected in a town with such a reputa- 

 tion for prompt action in all matters affecting the public wel- 

 fare, the work at Concord has received good financial support, 

 has been well carried out, and at all times has had hearty 

 co-operation on the part of citizens. The work against the 

 brown-tail moth, completed early in the year, was followed 

 by the burlapping of all trees in the vicinity of known gypsy 

 moth infestation, upward of 5,000 trees being thus treated and 

 attended. Following the caterpillar season the orchards 

 throughout the town have been inspected and put in proper 

 condition for exterminative work by trimming, cementing cavi- 

 ties, etc. 



A general orchard scouting made in the fall months showed 

 the gypsy moth to be present in notable numbers in all sections, 

 and the woodlands in the northern part of the town were 

 also found generally infested. This result, together with the 

 known infestation of the woodland around Fairhaven Bay, 

 leads us to suspect the same general occurrence of the moth in 

 the southwestern part of the town. It is proposed to continue 

 this work of scouting, through the local organization, until an 

 adequate idea of the conditions of the whole town has been 

 obtained. At the present time the work of clearing town trees 

 of the moth is in progress. Aside from the scouting operations 

 mentioned, the plan of work for 1907 contemplates necessary 

 cutting of hollow and worthless trees in orchards, cementing 

 cavities, the general use of the burlap and spraying operations 

 wherever the moth is abundant. 



DEDHAM. 



GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, Local Superintendent. 



There was considerable delay in this town in notifying prop- 

 erty owners to clear their estates, and the law pertaining to 

 neglected estates was not as thoroughly enforced as is desirable. 

 To assist the local authorities, inspectors detailed from this 



