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still (lit 1 unanimous opinion of the committee. To carry out 

 this plan the committee recommends the appropriation of 

 s^OO, 000 for the work of 1SJI7. As the appropriation for 

 1M!H! is almost exhausted, in order to continue the work 

 economically it will In- necessary that a part at least of the 

 appropriation be made immediately available; otherwise, 

 the present force of trained and experienced employees must 

 lie discharged at once, and the very important work that can 

 le done only before the caterpillars hatch out w 7 ill again be 

 left undone. Leaving this work undone will put the work 

 of the whole season at a great disadvantage, and in part 

 undo the work of the last five years. The committee has, 

 in former years, sought advice of the eminent economic 

 entomologists of the country, and are warranted in stating 

 that the i resent methods of w r ork are approved by all those 

 economic entomologists who have had an opportunity to 

 become familiar with them. 



The effort of Massachusetts to exterminate this pest has 

 attracted wide attention among the economic entomologists 

 of the country, and with one accord they advise a continu- 

 ance of the work. At the last annual meeting of the Asso- 

 ciation of Economic Entomologists, held at Buffalo, Aug. 22, 

 189G, after thorough discussion, a resolve was unanimously 

 passed, commending the work already accomplished and urg- 

 ing its continuance. 



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At the National Farmers' Congress, held at Indianapolis, 

 Ind., Nov. 10, 11 and 12, 1896, the matter w r as considered, 

 and the following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That the Farmers' National Congress views with alarm 

 the ravages made by the gypsy moth upon the trees and foliage in 

 the Ne\v England States,* and petitions the Congress of the United 

 States to cause an investigation of the subject to be made, and 

 to take such measures for the extermination of the pest as may 

 set'in wise, ;is its spread over the country would prove a national 

 calamity. 



The experimental work has been continued in charge of 

 Mr. A. II. Kirkland, assistant entomologist to the committee, 



* This is an error, as the gypsy moth in this country is confined to a small area 

 in eastern Massachusetts. 



