No. 4.] 



THE GYPSY MOTH. 



273 



directly in the line of extermination. This material would 

 not probably be made ready before near the end of the year, 

 and provisions for printing it may well be deferred till next 

 year. , 



The reports of Prof. C. H. Fernald, entomological 

 advisor to the committee, and of Edward H. Forbush, 

 director of the field work, are presented herewith as part of 

 the report, and the committee refers to these reports for 

 details of the work. 



The following is the financial report for 1893 of the gypsy 

 moth department of the State Board of Agriculture. It will 

 be noticed that a large sum is reported as balance on hand. 

 The work of the committee for the past year has been 

 planned to avoid the annoyance caused by the exhaustion 

 of the old appropriation before a new one is available. 



Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1893, $5,672 17 



Appropriation, 100,000 00 



Expenditures. 

 Wm. R. Sessions, expenses, .... 

 N. S. Shaler, expenses, .... 

 Francis H. Appleton, expenses, . 

 E. W. Wood, expenses, .... 

 C. H. Fernald, expenses and remuneration, 

 E. H. Forbush, director, salary, . 

 Book-keeper and clerks in office, . . 

 Travelling expenses of director and men, . 

 Teaming, livery and board of director's horse, 



Wages of men, 



Rent of storehouse and office, 

 Supplies, tools and insecticides, . 

 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1894, 



$105,672 17 



WM. R. SESSIONS, 

 N. S. SHALER, 

 FRANCIS H. APPLETON, 

 E. W. WOOD, 

 WM. H. BOWKER, 



Committee of the Board of Agrictdture in Charge of the 

 Oypsy Moth Work. 



