126 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



AuausTA, Sept. 8th. 

 Prof. Harvey : 



Mt. Dear Sir : — I forward you this letter from Brother Charles. 

 Please acknowledge receipt. Make a full investigation. If you 

 plan to go to Fryeburg let us know. 



Yours very truly, 



B. Walker McKeen. 



North Fryeburg, Sept. 8, '92. 

 Brother McKeen : 



Dear Sir : — Received your letter last night. I sent the bugs 

 the 6th. They seem to be going in an easterly direction. I think 

 from what I can learn they are on the Hobbs' intervale. Mrs. 

 Hobbs' boy told me about his grass. No doubt they are at work 

 on it. Hoping to find some remedy. 



Yours truly, 



Simeon Charles. 



We were not able to visit the infested area without leaving 

 class-room work at the college, and it was decided not to do so. 

 Last fall we published a short article in the Maine Farmer 

 announcing the occurrence of this insect in the State and suggested 

 burning over the infested fields if possible. It will be desirable 

 this season to learn the extent of the infested district, and we will 

 be pleased to hear from all who may know of its occurrence even 

 in small numbers upon their farms. That the insect may be 

 known when seen, we give below a description of it in all the 

 stages of its life history and suggest such remedies as have been 

 tried in the West and South and have proved at all beneficial. 



The infoi'mation given below has been gleaned from the experi- 

 ences of Riley, Forbes, Osborn, Gillette and others who have 

 carefully studied the insect and remedies. 



