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hand. Send in any suspected insect in whatever stage to the depart- 

 ment for identification. We will gladly furnish any literature on the 

 subject that we may have, and give information in every case possible. 

 Kindly let us hear from you. 



Yours fraternally, 



State Entomologist. 



A second notification was sent on April 19th to towns that 

 had not made returns to date. It was similar to the one sent 

 on March 25th but was stamped "Official" in red ink, and had 

 the following: — "P. S. This is the second and final notification. 

 Please report at once as I must know the condition of your town 

 as regards the brown-tail moth work." 



On June ist the following blank was sent to each city and 

 town clerk in the district for an official record. 



STATE OF MAINE. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Augusta, June i, 1907. 



To the Clerk of 



My Dear Sir: — Kindly fill out the following blank and return at your 



earliest convenience. 



The amount of money appropriated by the town for work on the brown- 

 tail moth for 1907 



Amount of money expended for same 



What system of payment was adopted, bounty or day labor 



If bounty how much per dozen 



If labor how much per day 



Number of nests taken 



Estimated number by private individuals 



Is the new law satisfactory in your section 



How many non resident taxpayers have you 



What is the amount of taxable property so represented 



Do these people take kindly to the new law 



Remarks 



On October 21st a notice was sent, similar to the one in the 

 spring, notifying the cities and towns to attend to the brown- 

 tail work and to have all trees cleared by the first of January, 

 1908. 



Some pocket field note books were prepared and furnished 

 to each man. In these a daily record of all work done in the 

 field is kept. On the inside cover pages the following "General 



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