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This has been reported to the Legislature for the past two 

 seasons, and an appropriation sufficient to search this wood- 

 land has been recommended by the Board of Agriculture. 

 But, as such an appropriation has not yet been made, it has 

 been impossible to thoroughly examine all of this woodland. 

 Until this can be done there will remain in this forested 

 ref^ion an element of uncertainty and a menace to the suc- 

 cess of the work. Everything possible under the circum- 

 stances and with the means at hand has been done to learn 

 its condition and to suppress the moths wherever they were 

 found. If the appropriation recommended by the Board is 

 o-ranted, there is every reason to believe that these woods 

 can be carefully examined, thoir condition reported, and 

 a good beginning made the coming year toward the exter- 

 mination of the moth within their boundaries. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. H. FORBUSII. 



