4IO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



other occasions I made the trip from Anglesea to Stone Harbor, 

 confirming my previous observations especially as to the safety 

 of the sedge islands lying between the beach and the mainland. 

 Between Stone Harbor and Avalon ditches have been cut at 

 several points and outlets are provided for the water at the edge 

 of the woodland. This has improved conditions and there is 

 nothing very bad between Avalon and Peermont. The depres- 

 sions between the sand hills toward the beach referred to by Mr. 

 Viereck, do at times become troublesome and water remains 

 long enough to mature a brood of larvae. But sand to cure this 

 condition is at hand and the remedy is easy. 



e. LUDLAM S BEACH AND PECK S BEACH. 



These are two narrow strips or beaches extending northeast 

 and southwest, separated at the north from Longport by Egg 

 Harbor Inlet, at the south from Avalon by Townsend's Inlet, 

 while Corson's Inlet separates the two. The total length of 

 these beaches is a little over twelve miles. At the north, on 

 Peck's Beach, Ocean City is the important settlement; on Lud- 

 lam's Beach, Sea Isle City at about its center is the principal 

 resort. 



Ludlam's Beach was visited by Mr. Viereck, June 20th, and 

 the stretch between Sea Isle City and the northern end tramped 

 over. "Practically all the breeding places here are on railroad 

 property. The pools back of the Reading Railroad were of 

 fresh water, in depressions with a gravel bottom and a thin 

 layer of mud. Great numbers of larvae of the salt marsh species 

 were found here in company with toad tadpoles. Beyond Whale 

 Beach some larvae were found in the cat-tail and marsh-mallow 

 swamp. All depressions between the two railroads on Lud- 

 lam's beach are danger spots." 



I have been several times at Sea Isle City and have traveled 

 the railroad for its full length in each direction. I have also 

 examined the marsh area on two occasions and find only a narrow 

 strip of breeding area at the edge of the highland. 



Peck's Beach is very much more broken and irregular and is 

 a veritable nest of breeding places from end to end. Mr. Vie- 

 reck made short stays at Ocean City and reports breeding places 

 everywhere. My own experience was similar. Mr. Brehme re- 

 ports as follows : 



"Ocean City lies south of Longport and is probably the worst 

 place for breeding Culex sollicitans for a town of its size on the 



