42 FIELD WORK AGAINST GIPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. 



Massachusetts was divided into two sections. Mr. Vinton took charge 

 of the crews in one of these sections, and Mr. David G. Murphy was 

 appointed, June 17, to take charge of the crews in the other division. 

 Mr. Murphy, like Mr. Vinton, had had long experience in fighting the 

 gipsy moth in Massachusetts, and had proved by his previous work 

 with the State to be very capable in taking charge of field work. 

 The roadside work was continued in Massachusetts during the summer 

 and fall, and by the next spring the mileage that had been cut out 

 had been increased twofold over that of the previous year. The 

 strips were treated in practically the same manner as already de- 

 scribed and much benefit resulted from this work. Special effort 

 was made in the fall to thoroughly scout the region outside of the 

 towns known to be infested in New Hampshire. The work was 

 handicapped to some extent by inability to secure men with sufficient 



Fig. 11.— Roadside which has been cleared of brush and the trees banded with burlap and tanglefoot. 



(Original.) 



training who were willing to take up this arduous work during the 

 winter. The scouting, however, resulted in the discovery of 17 

 additional infested towns. Work of a similar character was carried 

 on in Maine, where five more towns were found to be infested. 



In the spring of 1908 Congress appropriated $250,000 for the work 

 covering the fiscal year from July 1, 1908, to June 30, 1909. The 

 work of clearing roadsides was vigorously pushed throughout the 

 year so that by the spring of 1909, 170 additional miles of 100-foot 

 strips had been put in good condition for summer treatment. In 

 addition to this amount it was necessary to spray and care for 130 

 miles of strips that had been thinned during the previous years, so 

 that in the summer of 1909 more than 300 miles of roadside were given 

 careful attention, which undoubtedly prevented many new colonies 



