Annual report . n purchasing supplies,keep in mind at all times the importance of buying suppliesin as large quantities as he can use, so that the field operationsmay not suffer from lack of the tools at the right moment. Muchbetter prices can be obtained, also, on larger quantities. Invouchers submitted to this office it has been noted in severalcases that axes, bush hooks, etc., have been purchased one at atime. We advise that in most cities and towns at least one-half dozen if not more of such articles should be bought at onetime, thus securing a supply on hand and enabling the localsuperin
Annual report . n purchasing supplies,keep in mind at all times the importance of buying suppliesin as large quantities as he can use, so that the field operationsmay not suffer from lack of the tools at the right moment. Muchbetter prices can be obtained, also, on larger quantities. Invouchers submitted to this office it has been noted in severalcases that axes, bush hooks, etc., have been purchased one at atime. We advise that in most cities and towns at least one-half dozen if not more of such articles should be bought at onetime, thus securing a supply on hand and enabling the localsuperintendent to spend most of his time with his men. Weconsider it good judgment at the opening of the several seasonsto have the necessary supplies on hand to work with. It willbe noted in the latest price list, that hand carts are quoted. Itis hoped that those engaged in the work will appreciate thesaving that can be made by using one, thus doing away withthe use of a horse and wagon as much as possible. In several. wtaPJ 1909.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT--No. 73. 53 cities and towns we believe that teams are being used morethan is necessary, and we shall endeavor in the future to re-duce this expenditure. THE WILT DISEASE OF THE GYPSY MOTH. During the caterpillar season of 1908 we employed expertsto investigate the wilt disease of the gypsy moth, looking to theend that this disease, which is probably bacterial, might bepropagated and spread artificially. No conclusions definiteenough for publication were reached last season. The workwill probably be continued in the summer of 1909. THE FUNGOUS DISEASE OF THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH. The experiments made under the auspices of this office dur-ing the past year for the purpose of testing the efficiency ofthe brown-tail moth fungus (Entomophthora Aulicce Reich.) asa means of producing artificially a wholesale destruction ofthese insects in. badly infested areas, was suggested by the ap-parent success of a similar experiment made during the previousyear
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