92 (iVPSV AND IWOWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



SALISBURY. 

 HENRY C. RICH, Local Superintendent. 



The general infestation of the town continues, the principal 

 irvjy moth colonies being, as elsewhere, in the old, badly in- 

 fested apple orchards. The infestations located previous to 

 the caterpillar season were burlapped and carefully attended 

 during the summer. Much excellent work has been done by 

 the local superintendent in destroying brown-tail moth webs 

 and in the summer and fall operations. If it were possible to 

 thoroughly clear the orchards of the gypsy moth, cut the hollow 

 and worthless trees and cement the cavities in the trees re- 

 maining, following up this work by burlapping during 1907, a 

 great gain should be made in suppressing the moth. 



At the present time the work of clearing the town trees and 

 cutting and burning infested brush is in progress. 



SANDWICH. 



JOSHUA E. HOLWAY, Local Superintendent. 



On December 28 the local superintendent found a small 

 gypsy moth colony, containing 12 egg clusters, in the Spring 

 Hill district. The work of completing the inspection of this 

 town is in progress. 



SCITUATE. 



JETSON WADE, Local Superintendent. 



Kxc-ellent work was done in this town against the brown-tail 

 moth early in the yonr, and the gypsy moth infestations located 

 wen- properly cared for. Scituate is peculiarly liable to in- 

 festation from outside sources, because of the large number of 

 >n miner visitors to the town and the consequent driving and 

 automobiling through it. There is a small irypsy moth colony 

 on Second Cliff, which is the must important infestation yet 

 found in the town. 



The local superintendent and Inspector Wight of the central 

 ollice have hn-n ahle 1<. do a limited amount of scouting along 

 the .-ireete and in orchards, and the fall inspection is now in 

 pn-L'n The most difficult problem in Scituate will be the 



clearing of the moth from the neglected orchards, and this work 

 <-honld he propeouted vigorously. 



