Suppression of the Gipsy and Brown-tail Moths. 9 



States census of 1910, while that on valuation is the record 

 of the local authorities for the year 1915. 



A town having an area of 16 square miles, a population of 

 559, and an assessed valuation of $465,513, is badly infested 

 with the gipsy moth. In 1915 the expenditures made by the 

 town, together with those made by property owners, 

 amounted to $312.84, which was at the rate of 67 cents pe.r 

 $1,000 valuation, or 52 cents per capita. In addition to this 

 expenditure, State aid to the amount of $1.322.80 was re- 

 ceived. 



A town having an area of 19 square miles, a population 

 of 829, a valuation of $736,945, and about as heavily infested 

 as the preceding, made similar expenditures of $968.31, 

 which was at the rate of $1.31 per $1,000 valuation, or $1.17 

 per capita. In addition to this, State aid was received to 

 the amount of $2,207.90. 



In a third town, having an area of 7 square miles, a popu- 

 lation of 7,090, and a valuation of $6.067,430, there was ex- 

 pended $3,898.83, which amounted to 64 cents per $1,000 

 valuation, or 55 cents per capita. In addition to this, 

 $1,081.32 was received from the State. This town is a manu- 

 facturing community, rather thickly settled, with only a 

 small area of woodland, and not as heavily infested as those 

 previously mentioned. 



A fourth town, containing 26 square miles, having a 

 population of 6,681 and a valuation of $9,318,055, expended 

 $4,447.14 on moth work, which was at the rate of 47 cents 

 per $1,000 valuation, or 67 cents per capita. In addition to 

 this, $407.08 was received from the State. This town is 

 residential and has many large estates and some excellent 

 farms, and was generally infested by the gipsy moth. 



A city of 32 square miles, having a population of 145,986 

 and a valuation of $179,198.586, expended $17,190.77, which 

 was at the rate of 9 cents per $1,000 valuation, or 12 cents 

 per capita; $726.93 was received from the State. This city 

 was not as badly infested by the gipsy moth as the towns 

 which have been mentioned previously, but the brown-tail 

 moth infestation was more severe. 



For convenience in making comparisons, a summary of the 

 foregoing information covering four towns and one city is 

 given in the following table: 



