ArASSACiirsi-rrTs I'oRi'.s'iMn' work 



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GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLARS DYIXC, [■ROM THK WILT DISEASE, OR FLACHERIE. 



It is Ijelieved that the national gov- 

 ernment can ill afford to take other 

 than a more progressive stand in this 

 work. A million dollars a year at pres- 

 ent will go farther than a much greater 

 sum later on. It is reasonable to hope 

 that the parasites, diseases or natural 

 causes may work to the detriment of 

 these insects, but there are many 

 chances of other sections of the coun- 

 trv becoming infested and thereby 

 working great destruction before re- 

 sults from these are realized. At pres- 

 ent the only j)ractical means of pro- 

 tection from the spread of this pest is 

 through spraying and other well-known 

 mechanical methods. 



The reforestation work has been car- 

 ried on this year along the same lines 

 as formerly, and the increasing interest 

 of lumbermen and landowners ])roves it 

 a policy worthy of enlargement. 



The plantations put in during the 



they are not liable to be affected by 

 climate conditions. 



Plantations made this year in one or 

 two instances were quite badly aft'ected 

 by the exceedingly dry season, as might 

 be expected. 



spring of 



)(i!) and r.>l<i are showing 



uj) well, and growth in many mstances 

 on plantations made with transplant 

 white pine being as much as S to 1*1 

 inches this last season. There was prac- 

 tically no loss this year from dry 

 weather affecting these ])lantations, 

 proving that when once well started 



THE POWI'.K-TRICK SPRAYER IN 

 ACTION, THROWING TWO STREAMS 

 AND TRAVia.ING AT Tlll{ RATE OF 

 4 OR 5 MILES AN HOLR. 



