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GYPS! AND F.K<)\\ N-TAIL MOTH-. [Jan. 



-id.-rahlr part of the town. while Inspector 

 r |H Thorough examination of the woodlands, 



.,1 gypsy in..th ooloi --ar the Westwood line 



Hi L rh S 'harles River. These 



Hands, principally hold by wealthy i-iti/rii*. received proper 

 uriug the .-ummer, in connection with the efforts made 

 l,y tin- Wai superintendent, and general O86 of the burlap 1. 

 : re-n! - -. 



n ,,f th- town ii..w in progn 3 has shown much 

 improvement where the burla]. wa- u-ed. although a few small 

 iitional colonies have been di- d. 

 The brown-tail moth is les- abundant in Dedham than in 



1905. 



DOVER. 



F>. HALL, Local Superintendent. 



It 1 a imi^sihle up to the time of this writing to make 



a thorough inspection of the town. All gypsy moth infe-' 



. : by our inspectors have been treated in a most 



:-.nich and ertieient manner by the local superintendent, while 



,-iti/ei.- "wn a most commendable desire to co-operate 



in the work. The colonies found to date have been put in good 



.lition for next year'.- campaign, and it is hoped before the 



f the caterpillar season to make at least a roadside 



and on-hard M-ontini: of the entire town. In the woodland 



- -.nderbrush and worthies- trees have been removed. 



ami thinnin-r operation- have been carried on preliminary 



the burlappiiiir. During the season of 1906, 2,318 trees were 



burlapped and l.^i'i'. caterpillars taken. 



DRACTT. 



ROCKWOOD D. COBUBN, Locul Superintendent. 



An examination of this town was made by employee- of the 

 c.-ntral otHce durin. S mber. I'.MM;. and a total of 228 u.vp-y 



.aid }< pujte were found and <1> d. In 



.moii with other t.\vn< of this district, the principal infe- 



und in on-hanls. and are widely scattered over the 

 .n. Tin- local work ha- been organized, and is in p: _ 

 the pre-ent writing. 



