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MOSQ UI TO ERA DICA TION 



Furthermore, the cleanly and progressive farmer need not suffer 

 from the sloth, ignorance and negligence of his neighbors, as is 

 often the case with the city or town man. Houses are usually 

 far enough apart to render impossible much annoyance from 

 mosquito-breeding in and about the homes of neighbors. Thus, 

 in order to be free from mosquitoes, the intelligent countryman 

 need only keep his own home in shape. 



Sometimes, this is a comparatively easy matter; sometimes it 

 is almost impossible. Much depends upon the topographical 



(Photo by E. B. Johnson, C. E.) 

 Fig. 144. — This ditch, in places 15 feet deep and more than a mile long, was 

 dug by 5 Alabama farmers as a land-improvement project. It drained a swamp 

 of nearly 50 acres. 



and meteorological conditions of the district. Thus, in the delta 

 country of the Mississippi, a region of fertile, low-lying soil, 

 interspersed with bayous and slowly-moving streams and 

 having a heavy rain-fall, an individual can do but little. In a 

 well drained section, however, where the home is favorably 

 situated, there is no reason why mosquitoes should cause any 

 annoyance. 



NEED FOR A SURVEY 



In undertaking mosquito control measures about the average 

 rural home, probably the first consideration is cost. It would be 



