STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Ill 



is on the estate of John Thaxter of Kittery Point. This is what 

 is known as one of the best government crews in the State, called 

 in our work, "Soule's Government Crew." 

 . The next slides show the scouting for egg clusters, thinning 

 out of trees, the work in the underbrush, the method of burning 

 out a wall with crude oil to destroy the caterpillars, and the 

 work of turning the burlaps. 



We now have an orchard on Gerrish Island, known as the 

 Goodwin orchard. Here is one of the finest jobs in cleaning up 

 an orchard which we have ever done. This is what is known 

 as Pike's crew. 



The next slide shows a gypsy moth infestation in a stone 

 wall. It is no uncommon thing for the men to turn over 300 to 

 500 yards of stone wall, and then put it up again in the manner 

 in which they found it. 



This is what is known as the Farwell infestation in the town 

 of York. These rocks were taken from the underpiTining of 

 the house. They were badly infested with the gypsy moth. 

 The underpinning was all taken out and afterwards put back 

 by the men. 



We have here an infestation on the Haley place in the town 

 of York. This tree marks the greatest number of gypsy moth 

 egg clusters found in the State of Maine, in one place, there 

 being 1,034 on this one tree. 



Early in the year 1909 the men discovered on what was 

 known as the Moulton place in the town of York a very serious 

 infestation, under a pile of lumber. In this pile of lumber are 

 480,000 feet of boards, and nearly every board had more or less 

 egg clusters on it, which necessitated handling over the entire 

 pile. This is one of the worst infestations we have ever found. 

 This lumber was destined to be sent to the State of Connecticut, 

 and had it not been for our finding this infestation, that entire 

 lot would have been shipped to Connecticut and there bred an 

 infestation of the gypsy moth. 



This shows the winter work in the woods, "the cleaning up of 

 the trees and the cutting out of the dead wood, and clearing 

 away of the underbrush. These woods are around this pile of 

 lumber we have just shown. 



Another winter scene, 7.30 in the morning, showing the men 

 just about to commence work scouting the apple trees. One 



