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Wherever this work is thoroughly done there should be no 

 danger of the moths increasing in numbers, as they have in the 

 past year in sections where this work was not done. Such 

 waste lands as are infested would be burned over thoroughly 

 just after the eggs hatched, to secure the extermination of the 

 caterpillars. When this is done the force Avould be still 

 further increased, and four hundred men would be employed 

 in burlapping and examining the trees in the infested region 

 during the latter part of May, June, July and first half of 

 August. The force would then be reduced by the discharge 

 of the least efficient men, and every effort would be made to 

 examine the entire territory and destroy all the eggs of the 

 moth to be found before another year. During the whole year 

 especial care would need to be exercised to keep all trees and 

 shrubs along railroads, streets and roads clear o^ cater- 

 pillars, to prevent them from spinning down on to teams 

 and passengers, to be by them carried t places not now in- 

 fested. There are nearly two thousand miles of 'eh streets 

 and roads within the infested towns and cities, requiring the 

 employment of many men and involving a large expenditure. 

 Then the territory round the outside of the infested region 

 must be carefully and continuously watched, to make sure that 

 there can be no infestation of new territory. 



To accomplish the work above described the committee 

 estimate that it would require the employment of one hundred 

 and twenty-five experienced men throughout the year (three 

 hundred days) at an average of $2.25 per day, $84,375; three 

 hundred men for temporary employment during five months 

 of spring and summer, at an average of $2 per day, $78,600; 

 sixty-five men (selected from the preceding class) for the last 

 four months of the year, $14,534 ; making the amount to be 

 paid in wages to superintendents, inspectors and men, $177,509. 

 To this must be added the salaries of director, entomologists 

 and clerks, travelling expenses of the committee, entomolo- 

 gists, director and men, teaming, supplies, tools, insecticides 

 and incidentals, an estimated expense of $23,336, making 

 altogether $200,845, the total estimate of expenses for the year 

 1896. 



The reports of Prof. C. II. Fernald, entomologist to tin 

 committee, and E. II. Forbush, director of field work, are 



