438 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



It is difficult to find and reach all these little local danger points 

 and a circular letter was prepared and widely distributed to in- 

 terest individuals. This letter is also reproduced here and was 

 issued before all the work of the season was completed. 



There remain some marsh breeding places within the juris- 

 diction of the associations referred to here, and from them a sup- 

 ply of marsh moscjuitoes may get into the mosquito treated ter- 

 ritory. But efforts are being made to secure action by the mu- 

 nicipalities concerned, and if that is accomplished there is no 

 reason why marsh mosquitoes should not be completely elimin- 

 ated on the Monmouth shore. 



Mr. Winship's contribtition is as follows : 



Mosquito Suppression at Monnwutli Beach. 



Monmouth Beach is considered the garden spot of Monmouth County. 

 It lies half way between Seabright on the north and North Long Branch 

 on the south ; the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Shrewsbury River on 

 the west complete the boundaries of the most popular resort on the coast. 

 The summer residents and property owners are composed principally of 

 bankers and brokers. The government is local ; Long Branch City and Sea- 

 bright have no jurisdiction within its boundaries. The property owners pay 

 for all improvements and sustain the running expenses by individual sub- 

 scription. They also maintain a club house, country club, golf club and a 

 church, water the roads and light the same. In addition to the above they 

 pay for their own fire and police protection. 



Situated about forty miles from New York City, with the excellent facili- 

 ties for travel furnished by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, it requires 

 but an hour and forty-five minutes to cover the distance. Possessing every 

 advantage but one, and that one detracting in a measure from making Mon- 

 mouth Beach the ideal summer resort. Monmouth Beach was not mosqui- 

 toless ; in fact, the pests became so troublesome that a summer resident and 

 property owner, Mr. H. D. Cooke, realizing the situation and fearing Mon- 

 mouth Beach would lose its prestige as a summer resort, began to seriously 

 consider whether it was not possible to suppress the annoyance to such an" 

 extent as to make life bearable to the community at large. 



After obtaining all the information possible on the subject, the above- 

 named gentleman consulted with his neighbor Col. William Barbour, and 

 they mutually agreed to inaugurate a crusade against the pests. Having 

 adopted a plan, it was deemed advisable to commence operations at once. 

 Circulars stating the object were printed and mailed to the property owners, 

 requesting a subscription to commence the work. This was in the year of 

 1900. The response to the circular was not very generous; the majority of 

 the residents ridiculed the idea and claimed that they had no money to throw 

 away on such tom-foolery. 



However, enough funds were obtained to warrant the execution of the 

 plan that had been adopted It was decided that the spreading of oil upon 

 the infected places would probably prove effective in exterminating the larvae, 

 thereby decreasing the supply of adults. Immunity from the pests was the 

 aim of the committee. Health and comfort was the watchword. The aim 

 has been accomplished and the same watchword prevails. Oil was procured 

 from the Stand" rd Oil Company and a man engaged to spread the same in 

 stagnant pools and salt holes on the meadows. In a small way the work was 

 successful. The man engaged to spread the oil was conscientious in the dis- 



