212 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



During the spring months a great deal of excellent work has 

 been done in the infested orchards, in the way of cutting worth- 

 less trees and tinning cavities to destroy the hiding places of the 

 gipsy moth. The Thaxter infestation, which was the worse 

 place we had to handle is now completely under control. Many 

 trees were cut out here, the ground burned over, trees sprayed, 

 burlapped, tanglefooted and watched very carefully by a crew 

 of men under charge of A. O. Pike, Inspector. In 1907 there 

 were found 3,356 egg clusters in this infestation. Owing to the 

 very excellent work done in 1908 only 21 egg clusters were 

 found this fall after a very careful scout. This situation is 

 certainly very encouraging and with proper attention the com- 

 ing year I feel satisfied that the moth will be under control in 

 Kittery. 



In 1907 we found and creosoted 5,036 egg clusters. In 1908 

 only 1,002 were found, showing a gain of 4,034 egg clusters. 



One hundred and eighteen orchards were found infested and 

 treated during the year and nearly all of them were found to be 

 free from the moth in the fall scout. 



In addition to the orchards infested we have 18 wood lots 

 which have been handled during the year. 



This being the most badly infested town, I have had a larger 

 number of men working here, with the results shown. 



]\Iost of the orchard work has been handled by C. E. Totman, 

 Inspector. Much credit is due to the men in charge of the work 

 here for the excellent showing made. The coming year much 

 spraying, burning, tanglefooting and burlapping will have to 

 be done in order to make the work already done clean and sure. 



YORK, 1908. 



As the year 1907 was closing there was discovered a very bad 

 woodland infestation on the property of Malcom Paine, G. W. 

 Raynes and Prof. Ames. This property is directly across from 

 the John Thaxter infestation in Kittery and was no doubt 

 caused by the tide carr^-ing the larvae across the creek between 

 the two towns. 



During the month of January- a very careful scout was made 

 and resulted in the finding of 1,394 egg clusters. These were 

 treated with creosote and the woods cleaned and the dead wood 



