The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-11
FAIRFlELD'S WAR ON MOSQUITO TO
 BE SUCCESSFUL
Splendid Progress Made in Cam
 paign of Determination
P0tentiality of the Troublesome Pest That Make Our Sum-
 mer Sad
Special to thu Farmer.)

Eairfield. June 1.-The Buzz and
 ssum of the mosquito will be heard
 s4th redoubled energy during the
 soming season, because conditions
 this spring nave been most proitious
 for its propagation. That is expected
 where the pesky creatures have held
 Horth before. But not so in Fairfield.
 Employees Of the U s. Draining and
 trrfgatton Go. have been on the
 ground for the past few weeks and
 have progressed wonderfully in their
 wogk-. So much so that some of the
 residents have expressed themselves that they have already felt the results
 IhiU may be but imaginary or the cool
 Weether may have kept the marauders low.
 Health authorities say that the
 weather this spring will result in the breeding and growing of a tremen- auoun crop and that we will be af- fftcted by tho pests all summer.
 The moeQuito that is dealt with To- caQy carries with 1t the germs of ma lar1a. Scientists have found this to be the truth. exploding the idea that m0AnHia came from the exhalation of swamps. and decayed animal and vegUtahle matter. The germs of ms- laria arc found only in the blood of peFsous afflicted ana in the bodies of Inc local variety of mosquitoes who have bitten such persons This mo- 6Quito takes into his system the germs of malaria with the blood talk en from his victim. The mosquitoes Victim is the next sufferer.
 The most common of mosquitoes in this vicinity breeds in the salt marshes They have the added quail ky If 1t can be called a quality of making more noise than any of the other branches of their family. The Female lays her eggs in water and srs known as .'wissiers' in one day. and from seven to fourteen days, .-tumblers'. The entire process of de- Helopment takes from ten to twenty days
 Stagnant water. therefore, is neces- e1ry for the development of the in- scot It thus behooves a progressive community to remove the root of the evil, the breeding places.
 The Improvement Association of Fairfield and Vicinity has taken the knftaative in the matter and through khe1r efforts and financial response az well as other pubic spirited citizens. the hot weather bugbear is to receive c stiff argument, and in time it is hoped to be fully eEterminated.
 With a score of men at work the drrigating Go. expects that the area of 1.300 or more acres of marsh land which they have contracted to ditch pvfl be fully gone over. The entire Rre9> covers the strip of land from Ash Creek, the Bridgeport boundary 1 10 Sasco Creek, the Southport bound l ery: Te date the section between been worked. The water is being l drained off where possible. The | ditche0 or trenches vary in depth from IS to q inches. the depth being | regulated by the state of the swamp or the thickness of the sod
 Already there has been one brood | of the pests to swamp down on Fair fieldeFs. Those happened along about two weeks ago and may have been prOpagated in some of the marsh which has since been gone over. Un- should live at least three or four Meel1s But with their death and the breeding places of others growing less In area day by day. it will be but a short time when the disease spreaders win be. 1t E expected, exterminated: KselD certain that by July Y there will1 be . marked change in conditions over those of past eeasons. sl
 Everlasting watchfulness is abso- lutely necessary to ascertain and pfe2 vent out-of-the- way breeding pieces tsinfg rain water will breed myriads l of the pests.l Remember it is more | difficult to get rid of full grown mo- 0quitoes than to prevent their. devel- opment. Es
 The Associations contract with the l lrrigattnG company means an outlay | this season of $S,4O0 with $55O to fol- | low each year for five years. In the | meanwhile the company guarantees to exterminate the pest, keep the 1 ditcheS in good working condition and make perfections when needed. The l association is still receiving contribu- tfons to the common fund. It's off, l cers include Oliver G. Jennings, pres | 1dent; Charles B. Jennings, treasurer; Nalery Havard, secretary; and A. | Holland Forbes. Fillmore s. Banks. Clarence B. Sturges and Fred E. l vice-presidents.