Excerpt from Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture: Together With the Seventh Annual Report of the State Experiment Station, 1889 The Board of Agriculture have been much interested in the discussion of the proper course to be pursued in dealing with the gypsy moth, the new imported pest which last season ravaged the trees and shrubbery of Medford. The best entomological authorities are agreed that, with prompt and vigorous action, it can be stamped out, and this continent be saved from a pest worse than the Colorado potato beetle. This can only be done by wise methods, planned and executed by men having authority of law, and having at command for the payment of expenses a sum that will surely be sufficient to accomplish the end in view. It is hoped the present Legislature will provide both the authority and the necessary funds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.