:o (JYl'SY AM) BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



the town cannot be considered as having shown much of a gain in 

 the work against the moth in 1906. A more vigorous campaign 

 will be necessary next year, if progress is to be made. There 

 are three main lines of travel through this town, and in conse- 

 quence it is peculiarly liable to infestation from outside sources. 



RAYNHAM. 



i ii.oKOE M. LEACH, Local Superintendent. 



An inspector was detailed to make a careful examination of 

 the main line of travel between this town and Brockton during 

 the fall months, and as a result 1 small gypsy moth colony was 

 located. This has been properly cared for. The local superin- 

 tendent is engaged in making an inspection of all street and 

 orchard trees in the residential district, and to date has made 

 no additional findings of the moth. 



ROCKLAND. 



FRANK H. SHAW, Local Superintendent. 



About -2~i estates infested by the gypsy moth were found in 

 this town early in the year, and the trees in all of them were 

 burlapped and attended during the caterpillar season, with good 

 i' -ults. The fall inspection now in progress by the local super- 

 intendent, shows some 30 infested estates, due in nearly every 

 <-a-e to neglected orchard trees. We have assurances that all 

 nece-~;iry work to put these infestations in good order will be 

 done before ihc caterpillar season of 1907. 



ROCK PORT. 



Ill, i GOTT, Local Superintendent. 



But little work in this town has been done by property own- 

 ers, ami it is most fortunate that the local superintendent has 

 >li"wn nidi M high degree of efficiency in carrying out plans 

 for suppressing the moths. Mr. Gott completed the work of 

 clearing private estates early in the year, and his inspection 

 '..rroborated that made by this office in 1905, which showed 

 the town scatleriiiirly infested by the gypsy moth. The in- 

 <<! scrfioiH were put in proper condition, burlapped and well 



