The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-20
War Declared by Reformer
and County Agricultural
Association
PRIZES OFFERED TO
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Destruction Of Egg Masses Now
win Prevent Matching Of Myriads
of Catcrpillars in Spring-Coopera
ton of All Citizens Wanted.

Prompt and effective measures are
necessary if Windham county j. TO be
spared the despoiiing ravages the com
ing year of the tent caterpillar. which
Is the common name for the apple tree
worm. Hundreds OF trees in this
county were defoiiated last summer by
this pest. which was unusually album
dant in towns along the Connecticut
river and existed in large numbers
throughout the country, and their de-
predations were by no means limited to
spple trees
urge numbers gof egg masses were
deposited by the tent caterpillar
moths, and such eggs as are not de-
stroycd will hatch into caterpnlars the
coming spring. Should no effort be
made to destroy these eggs the pest
would be with us this year in probably
greatly increased numbers and the work
of devastation would be still more
pronounced than during the past year
TO prevent the threatened imroads
orchard and ornamental trees from
damage, perhaps ruin. war Of exter-
mination has been started by The Re
former and the Windham County Aori-
pnign for the destruction of the egg
masses, for in this way can the most
efficient work be done. Each of these
masses contains about $50 eggs, and
Matching of more than 200 destructive
insects.
Campaign by Children.
In this campaign the school childrcn
OF the county are appealed to, aud as
an incentive for activity against the
pest prizes are offered for the destruc-
ton of the eggs and for the best essays
relative to the contest. The agricuItur-
al association has distributed printed
folders announcing offers of prizes az
gregating Sl5 to the school children
bringing in the most egg masses. The
Reformer herewith offers prizes aggrc-
eating So for the gathering of egg
masses aud for the writing Of essays
aud il is not improbable that these Of
fcrs will be supplemented by other of
fcrs of prizes by neighborsoods, or
CARNATIONS or individuals. In any
event, the prizes already assured make
1T well worth while for the boys and
girls to set about the task. OF course
not everybody can win prize, bat
those who do not will have the salts
faction of knowing that they have per
formed real PUBLIC service by helping
rid the county of very dangerou,
enemy of the trees.
Conditions of the Contest.
test in the collection of egg masses ar,
as follows:
The contest closes April 10. 1914
The contest is not open to any pup
or school outside of Windham count,
Collections OF egg masses must b
handed to the teachers, who shall dc
stroy them and shall keep all record
VI HIS ot her puIliS III the contest. y
egg masses are to be sent to TIL
Reformef.
No figures in the egg mass destroi
ing contest are to be sent to The Il,
former, but to A. w. Sweeton, Ager
Windham County Agricultural Associ;
tfan, Bratteboro. The Agricultural a
ISOLATION will make its awards on tn
figures furnished by the teachers to NJ
Sweeton. and The Reformer prizes wi
be awarded to the same persons.
Combinations OF the scores of two
more pupils for the purpose of maxim
"A high individual score are prohibits
The Reformer aud the Agricultural Il
sociation will fely ON the honor of ii