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of dangerous insects and diseases, that you shall immediately cause to 

 be destroyed the brown-tail moths in your town, as provided by said 

 Section and Act. 



I herewith enclose a copy of the "Circular of Information on the 

 Brown-tail Moth." 



Respectfully yours. 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 This was followed on March 25th by the following: 



STATE OF MAINE. 



DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 



Augusta, March 25, 1907. 

 To the Selectmen of 



My dear Sirs : — Have you complied with section 7 of the new law of 

 1907 referring to the protection of trees and shrubs from mjurious 

 insects, and notified the property holders in your town to clear up the 

 nests of the brown-tail moth on their trees? Have you cleaned up all 

 streets and highways throughout your town? If you have not complied 

 with the law, please do so at once and limit the time to April 15. If 

 your town made no appropriation for this work, you can use your con- 

 tingent fund for the purpose. 



Kindly reply to this at your earliest convenience. 



Very truly yours. 



The regular quarterly bulletin from the department was given 

 over to this bureau and the "Gipsy Moth in Maine," a bulletin 

 of eighteen pages devoted to an historical account of the moth 

 together with its life history and advent into Maine was written 

 and sent out as the March Quarterly. 



The following letter from State Master O. Gardner, and the 

 accompanying one from the State Entomologist were sent to 

 the secretaries of the different granges in the State. 



Rockland, Maine, April 15, 1907. 

 To the Patrons of Maine, 

 Greeting: 

 Brothers and Sisters : — I herewith call your attention to the serious 

 fact that our State has been invaded with those dangerous and destruc- 

 tive insect pests, the brown-tail and gipsy moths, which threaten the 

 future welfare and prosperity of our State in the destruction of our 

 forests. For the suppression of these pests the legislature has appro- 

 priated $30,000 a year for two years. The authorities will not be able 

 to accomplish much without your earnest and hearty co-operation. 



