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mologists of the United Stares and other American countries, 

 at the annual meeting in Springfield in August last unani- 

 mously approved the work of the State of Massachusetts for 

 the extermination of the gypsy moth, and resolved in favor of 

 the work. Several members of the association visited Maiden 

 and inspected the work of the committee. They commended 

 the plans and work of the committee in the highest terms. 

 The National Farmers' Congress, which convened at Atlanta, 

 Ga., Oct. 10 to 16, 1895, "Resolved, That the Farmers' Con- 

 gress memorialize the Congress of the United States for aid in 

 protecting the country against the ravages of the gypsy moth, 

 which has so far been held in check by the efforts of a single 

 State." The National Grange, at its annual meeting at Worces- 

 ter, Mass., November 13 to 21, also passed a similar resolution. 



The committee believes that the work could be most eco- 

 nomically carried on if an amount sufficient for the work of 

 several years were ; ^aced at its disposal, so that, as the work 

 progresses all that should be done might be done at once. 

 In the experience of the past five years it has been often the 

 case that the progress of the work developed an unexpected 

 condition that called for a large outlay immediately ; but the 

 amount of money available would not warrant such outlay, 

 and therefore work that should have been done at once has 

 often necessarily been deferred to the next season, to be then 

 performed at largely increased cost. The estimates have 

 always been made for such work as could be planned for in 

 advance, and the recommendations have been for a sum suffi- 

 cient for such work. 



The committee believes that all should be done at once that 

 can be done in a thorough manner. Much of the work can 

 only be done by experienced men, and the amount of such 

 work to be undertaken is dependent upon the number of such 

 men that can be obtained. A careful survey of the territory 

 and consideration of the force obtainable leads to the conclusion 

 that the sum of $200,000 can be economically expended during 

 the ensuing year, and the committee recommends that that sum 

 be promptly appropriated for the work of the year 1896. 



Should the appropriation of $200,000 be granted, the com- 

 mittee plans to use it : first, by employing a large force of 

 nien, in the early spring, in the work of destroying the eggs. 



