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determine positively whether the eggs have been all de- 

 stroyed, the trees must be then banded as usual with burlap 

 and watched to make sure that any larva? appearing beneath 

 the bands may be killed and their escape thereby prevented. 

 It will then be necessary to watch the place and its vicinity 

 for two or three years to be absolutely certain that no trace 

 of the insect is left, or that the locality does not become 

 reinfested from some such cause as originally infested it. 

 All this work is expensive. 



On Jan. 1, 1894, there remained unexpended $29,744.69 

 of the appropriation of 1893. This was retained in order 

 that the work might be continued until the Legislature could 

 make provisions for the work of the present year. This 

 has been expended together with $79,464.58 of the present 

 appropriation, making $109,209.27 expended between Jan. 

 1 and Dec. 31, 1894. Having estimated the probable ex- 

 pense which must be incurred to do all that is possible 

 toward extermination for the coming year, we have appor- 

 tioned it as follows : — 



Wages for one hundred and twenty-five experienced, compe- 

 tent men for one year (three hundred days), at an average 

 of 12.25 per day, $84,375 



Wages of three hundred men for temporary employment 

 during five months of spring and summer, at an average 

 of $2 per day 78,600 



Wages of 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. We must add to this the 

 salaries of director, entomologist and clerks ; the travelling 

 expenses of the committee, entomologists, director and 

 men ; the teaming and care of horses ; the expenses of ex- 

 perimental work ; rent, supplies, tools, insecticides and 

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

 altogether $200,845, the detailed estimate of expenses for 

 the year 1895. 



The reports of Prof. C. H. Fernald, entomologist to the 

 committee, and of Edward H. Forbush, director of the field 

 work, are presented herewith as a part of the report, and 

 the committee refers to these reports for details of the work. 



