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controlling the breeding. I understand that at this place they have 

 done away with the water by the use of a well and pump. 



The meadows adjoining the Little Timber Creek on the north and 

 immediately adjacent to the Pussy and Jones yards, which at first 

 looked like a hard proposition, were readily handled by the opening 

 of old ditches, the addition of some new ones and the repair of the 

 sluice gate leading into the creek. 



Night collections were made with a view to density and flight, 

 but owing to the short time in which we had to work and the speed 

 at which the work was done, no attempt was made to identify 

 species, etc. The collections were either for ten or fifteen minute 

 duration and the collections ranged from fifteen, on August 15, to 

 none, September 12, and from that date on, none. The collections 

 were all made at regular stations. 



A Summary of the Work Shows: ' 



197 breeding places, such as small pools, ditches, gutters and 



sewer inlets were oiled and regularly inspected. 

 68 rain barrels, boats and other receptacles, overturned or des- 

 troyed and the places regularly inspected. 



200 fire barrels. New Jersey & Penna. yards, salted and kept under 

 observation. 



30 fire barrels. New York yard, salted and kept under obser- 

 vation. 



4500 lineal feet of ditching, New Jersey and Penna. Meadows. 



2500 lineal feet of ditching. Second Street and Ferry Ave., Camden. 



4000 lineal feet of ditching, abandoned Railroad and Market Street, 

 Gloucester, cut and oiled. 



3500 lineal feet of ditches, Mt. Ephriam Pike & Reading R. R., Cam- 

 den, cut and oiled. 

 475 lineal feet of ditches, Park Avenue and White Horse Pike, 



Woodlyne, cut and oiled. 

 500 lineal feet of ditch, City Line and Ferry Avenue, Camden, cut 

 and oiled. 



1000 lineal fee of ditches, Penna. R. R., below Fairview Station, 



Camden, cut and oiled. 

 7800 feet of ditches and creeks cleaned from head of Haddon 



Heights Lake to Kings Highway, Mt. Ephriam, opening 



same to Newton Creek and tide water. 



