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done makes an urgent appeal for further 
subscriptions. 
With the circular is a map showing 
the woodland on the North Shore, a lit- 
tle beyond the Gloucester line, that is 
infested with gypsy moths,—the map 
published in this paper several weeks 
ago. 
The circular tells that roughly speak- 
ing, over 1000 acres of woodland have 
already been cleared, the poorer trees 
cut down, the brush burned, and the 
remaining trees sprayed. It shows also 
1500 more acres that are infested, but 
have not as yet been cared for. 
This work has all been done under the 
direction of State Superintendent Kirk- 
land and his Assistant Superintendent, 
L. H. Worthley, and with two extreme- 
ly competent superintendents in charge 
of the work on the ground, —Saul Phillips 
and W. A. Hatch. ‘The cost has been 
practically $50,000. This sum includes 
the purchase of four large spraying ma- 
chines and many necessary tools. The 
circular further states: 
““Tt is evident that if we are to attempt 
to save all of the woods along our wood- 
ed drives in Beverly and Manchester 
that a great deal more money must %e 
spent this year, in order to clear up and 
thin the 1500 acres which are infested in 
the back woods, but which we were un- 
able to care for this year. 
“* For instance—-there is a colony of 
105 acres back of Preston Place, and an- 
other colony of 200 acres back of West 
Manchester, extending from Bookwood 
Road to Crooked Lane. At least $15,- 
000 will have to be spent in these two 
localities in order to do any sort of a 
thorough job, and the work must be 
done this fall and winter, so that we can 
spray next summer.’’ 
Why Many Trees were Defoliated 
““We had this year four large power 
spraying machines, each capable of spray- 
ing the tops of the tallest trees and of 
covering fifteen acres a day, providing 
they were in working order. ‘They cost 
from $800 to $900 each, and the cost of 
spraying was about $360 per day for the 
four. Naturally, it was impossible to 
spray the whole thousand acres that had 
been cleared, at one time, and conse- 
quently, as the caterpillars hatched out 
they ate all the leaves upon many trees. 
The spraying machines were used first 
upon the land near the shore, in order to 
save the valuable shore estates and 
woods, and we had to let the back woods 
go until we could get around to them.”’ 
Needs for the Future 
“*To protect the woods we shall need 
four to six more spraying machines next 
year. 
** For the fall and winter work, pre- 
paratory to next year’s campaign, if we 
are to attempt to take care of the woods 
back of Manchester as well as the woods 
back of Beverly, there must be at least 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
$20,000 available for work before Janu- 
ary 1. If enough money is not forth- 
coming to care for all the woods shown 
on the map, it will be necessary for the 
Committee to draw a line somewhere, 
and only take care of as many acres as 
can be thoroughly treated with the 
money available.’ 
The Work Accomplished. 
“Roughly speaking, again, there have 
been about 600 acres cleared, treated and 
sprayed in Beverly, and something over 
500 acres have been cleared, treated or 
sprayed in Manchester. About 50 acres 
have been treated in Essex, on the Man- 
chester road, and some 40 more onthe 
south side of Chebacco Pond.’’ 
Necessary Future Work 
‘“ What the Committee would like to 
do, and believes should be done, is to 
adopt Mr. Kirkland’s suggestion of keep- 
ing asmall force at work continuously, 
thereby retaining our most skilful and 
efficient workers all through the fall and 
winter, using them in locating all the 
small colonies in the woods, and also an 
efficient corps of woodmen in thinning 
out and clearing the colonies like those 
at West Manchester and Preston Place, 
and some in Manchester, Beverly Com- 
mons and Essex, which have not yet 
been cared for. 
‘“ Then, next season, if the money is 
available we could procure enough spray- 
ing outfits to reasonably take care of all 
the land which has been cleared within 
three weeks or so from the time the cat- 
erpillars hatch out. This will not pre- 
vent all defoliation, but will preserve the 
woods, and will prevent the caterpillars 
from spreading upon other land that is 
not yet infested.’’ 
What the Committee Hopes to Do 
“We shall endeavor in the future, as 
in the past, to use Our money as econom- 
ically as possible. We hope to obtain 
substantial contributions from Beverly 
and Manchester, as well as from the 
State, to enable us to continue the work 
next year, but the summer residents must 
realize that with the large sum of money 
that will be needed to do thorough work, 
it is necessary for the Committee to be 
in a position to offer better terms than 
are provided by the present law, which 
provides that after the minimum has been 
spent by any city or town they can have 
fifty per cent of the balance of any 
money that they may spend for moth work 
refunded by the State.’’ 
Necessity for Subscriptions and State Control 
““In order to get the work done un- 
der State control and supervision, and to 
secure efhcient work without regard to 
town lines, it is necessary for us to make 
a somewhat better proposition than is 
provided by the general law, as otherwise 
the whole moth work will be left to be 
done by city and town labor and without 
system, and all work will be strictly 
limited by the town and city boundaries. 
to which the caterpillars pay no atten- 
tion.’ 
‘The report further gives a summary 
of the work accomplished, colony by 
colony, and a list of those who have sub- 
scribed, with amounts, is appended. 
Summer residents of Beverly have sub- 
scribed $17,375, and of Manchester 
$8, 790, —a total of $26,165. Manches- 
ter gave $5000, Beverly $5000, and the 
state has given $20,000 for the work on 
the North Shore. 
The committee, which is composed 
of Oliver Ames, Charles H. Tyler and 
Wm. D. Sohier, closes its report by 
making the following urgent appeal: 
‘“ Anyone who is interested in co- 
operating and carrying on the campaign 
in the future, and helping to preserve 
our beautiful woodland, will please send 
a check to Wm. D. Sohier, 15 Ashbur- 
ton Place, Boston, Mass.’’ 
Peter A. Sheahan 
Gypsy and Browntail Moth 
Work. Burlaping, Spray- 
ing and Burning. All work 
personally attended to. 
Address: Manchester, Mass. 
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