THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



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The following towns took no official action for the control 

 of the pest, leaving it to property owners : 



Allenstown. 



Antrim. 



Atkinson. 



Auburn. 



Barrington. 



Belmont. 



Bennington. 



Bow. 



Brentwood. 



Brookfield. 



Brookline. 



Canterbury. 



Danville. 



Derry. 



Dunbar ton. 



Francestow^n. 



Fremont. 



Gilmanton. 



Goffstown. 



Greenfield. 



Hancock. 



Henniker. 



Hillsborough Bridge. 



Holderness. 



Hooksett. 



Kingston. 



Londonderry. 



]Middleton. 



Milton. 



Northfield. 



North Weare. 



Nottingham. 



Pelham. 



Pembroke. 



Plaistow. 



Portsmouth. 



Rye. 



Salem. 



Sandown. 



Sanbornville, 



Seabrook. 



South Lyndeborough. 



Strafford Centre. 



Wilton. 



Hill. 



Summarizing the replies to the other questions, twenty- 

 one report the moths more numerous in 1906, and thirteen 

 state them to be less numerous, the majority failing to 

 report. The selectmen of fifty-six towns reply in favor of 

 state legislation, while only eight are in any way opposed 

 to it. 



This shows most conclusively that although the work done 

 by half of the tow^ns was w^ell done and most commendable, 

 that unless all tow^ns assist in the fight it will be difficult 

 to control the pest, and the cost of control will increase 

 unduh^ Furthermore the method of paying bounties for 

 the nests is hardly satisfactory. They are usually gathered 



