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Dutch Elm Disease eee 
The Federal C WA project for control of the Dutch elm disease 
was terminated as of February 15, and. since that .date.this work has | 
sail been continued in part as State and as local C'WA projects. A weekly 
average of about 600 persons -have.been. employed on.this work from 
February 16° through March. During this period 200 additional diseased 
trees have been found, making a total of 1,368 diseased trees found 
in the area since the scouting and eradication work was first begun 
last summer. The diseased trees were found by the several activities 
as- follows: : 
: Diseased tree's located by-- : 
; : Regular scouting: " ¢ Staterck? cease | 
State. * + up to Dec. 15, ©: Federal CWA,: local C WA, +: Total 
: 1933 (Chiefly : Dec.’ 16 to ‘: Feb, 16 to : oad 
: after Sept. 1) : Feb. 15, 1934 : March 31,1934: iO; 
: Number ° : Number : Number  ; Number 
New hae Ue 740 . 268 : Thy * : 1, 4650 
New York... 0! 19 19 43 ‘ 201 
Peak ace. L 3 1 e) a : 2 
Stic ee 820 :; 4g | 200 368 

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