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great portion of it was sprayed, and at the present time it is in 

 very good condition, although some work on its borders should 

 be done. We hope to do this protective work during the winter. 



Mt. Ann Park, Gloucester, was found to be in a serious 

 condition, and we were called upon by the board of trustees to 

 assist them in the work of cleaning the same. After making 

 a slight inspection of the park it was found necessary to do 

 some thinning, and the whole area, consisting of some 50 acres, 

 was scouted very thoroughly, the gypsy moth egg clusters being 

 treated as found. During the caterpillar season some bur- 

 lapping was done in the worst infested parts. The coming season 

 it will be necessary to thin about half of the area and do thorough 

 work later on. The next caterpillar season it should be thor- 

 oughly sprayed. The borders of this park are also in very bad 

 condition, and it will be necessary to use some protective meas- 

 ures to combat the moths. 



Condition op Infested Disteict. 



In former reports submitted by this office the condition of 

 each town infested by the gypsy moth has been briefly sum- 

 marized, but as the towns doing work against the gypsy and 

 brown-tail moths have greatly increased in number, we feel that 

 a general summary of the territory will give all the information 

 necessary. 



A noticeable gain has been made the past season, especially 

 in the residential sections, where great efforts have been made, 

 as it is from such sections that the danger of distribution comes. 

 As there are about 10,000 miles of streets whose borders are 

 more or less infested by the gypsy moth, to care for them alone 

 requires a large expenditure of money. Practically the whole 

 of this mileage of streets receives inspection by the trained 

 employees of this office, that extra precaution may be taken 

 against the spreading of the moths. The work now done on 

 private estates by cities and towns is of a better quality than 

 in past years, assuring the property owners satisfaction in the 

 work and security from annoyance during the caterpillar sea- 

 son. Property owners seem also more willing this year to 

 pay the moth tax that the law allows the cities and towns to 

 collect, thus showing appreciation of the fact that the work 



