7^ AGRICUI^TURE OF MAINE. 



The town has not yet been scouted this year, so I cannot give 

 the exact conditions existing. . Scouting will be done later, in 

 year 191 1. 



ACTON. 



The infestations in this town were carefully attended during 

 the summer months and 35 caterpillars taken and destroyed. 

 No scouting has been done here this year. This town is so 

 near the New Hampshire line that it is more than possible that 

 many new infestations will develop during the next scout. 



WATERBORO. 



Nothing has been done in this town this year owing to lack 

 of funds. The government will scout the town during the early 

 part of 191 1. 



PARSONSEIEED. 



During the scouting this fall several infestations were found 

 by the scouts and 160 egg clusters were taken and destroyed. 

 The scouting is now going on and will probably reveal more 

 egg clusters. The government crew is doing the scouting. 



SAN FORD. 



A great deal of good work has been done in this town. The 

 usual methods were employed in the work, such as spraying, 

 cleaning, scouting and the use of burlap. The scouting opera- 

 tions during the year yielded 131 egg clusters, and the burlaps 

 on the trees 370 caterpillars. The spraying operations killed 

 thousands of caterpillars, not only the gypsy moth caterpillars 

 but many other kinds. 



LEBANON. 



The work in this town has been carried on with the greatest 

 of care and the foreman and crew located here deserve much 

 praise for the manner in which they have handled the work. 

 During the scouting in the early part of the year 534 egg clus- 

 ters were taken and destroyed; 1203 trees were burlapped and 

 carefully attended during the summer and 341 caterpillars were 

 taken and killed. The town will be scouted by the government 

 •early in the year 191 1. 



