PLACE OF OILING IN ANTI-MOSQUITO WORK 



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Pro- 

 ject 



Area in 



square 

 miles 



Months 

 oiled 



Oil per 

 gallon 



Cost 

 of oil 



Applying 

 the oil; 



hauling 



Total 

 cost for 

 season 



Cost per 

 square 



mile per 

 season 



Cost per 

 square 



mile per 

 month 



; 490. 52 



766.35 



754.60 



1,690.77 



10,912.18 



$ 122.63 

 127.39 

 188.65 

 281.80 

 481.56 



$24.53 

 31.85 

 37.73 

 46.96 



87.56 



* This project was mostly swamp work. 



Wages on all the above-mentioned projects averaged around 

 $2.50 a day. Colored labor was employed principally on all the 

 jobs. The heading "Applying the oil; hauling," also includes 

 wages of foremen. 



