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opinion that this method could be improved upon by the use of 

 machinery, and it is tO' be hoped that a machine will soon be 

 found that will do this character of work. 



In closing it is well to bear in mind that though you have 

 your meadows drained it is economy in maintaining your drain- 

 age to keep up a constant patrol during the breeding season, 

 and not to forget our old standby — oil. For the patrol will find 

 frequent occasions to do effective work if it is provided with 

 oil. It is s-urprising what amount of breeding can be killed off 

 with a small quantity of oil. A ditch becomes stopped up and 

 immediately breeding begins. A patrol crew that has been 

 schooled properly will soon find the trouble. 



You may ask how will they find the trouble. One accus- 

 tomed to inspecting on salt marshes will see at a glance that 

 while there is usually a flow in the ditches there may be no flow 

 in some particular ditch. By following up the one in which 

 there is no flow the block will be found, and not infrequently 

 will breeding be discovered in this ditch. Each member of our 

 patrol is required to carry a two-gallon can of oil, and a con- 

 siderable quantity of breeding is killed in this manner, besides 

 keeping themselves informed as to the general conditions of the 

 drainage systems. 



I have not thought to go into the cost of maintaining meadow 

 drainage, because of the fact that our meadow still requires 

 some more work, and we use our maintenance crew to do our 

 new work as well as keep up the old work. 



President Darnali, — I would request each author of a 

 paper, on the completion of reading the paper, to leave it with 

 the Secretary, then he won't have to go around collecting them. 



The next speaker on the sympo-sium on ''The Maintenance of 

 Salt-Marsh Drainage Systems," is Mr. Fred. A. Reilly, Acting 

 Chief Inspector of Atlantic County. 



