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were held to investigate the milk situation. The abolishment 

 of the Leased Car System in New England was due almost wholly 

 to the efforts of the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture, the 

 Connecticut Dairymen's Association, the Connecticut State 

 Grange and the Extension Department of the College co-operating. 

 The benefits which the dairy interests will receive from this work 

 alone cannot even be estimated. The effort which the farmers 

 are putting forth to obtain better prices for their milk, (to which 

 the Board is lending its assistance) is one that is absolutely neces- 

 sary if the farmers are to continue in the dairy business. Co- 

 operation is the most important factor in farm success at the 

 present time. The farmers must become students of the market- 

 ing problems. Production is most important but the marketing 

 of their products is more important. 



The inquiries received at the office are numerous and ask for 

 information pertaining to all branches of farm husbandry. These 

 were contained in 1029 letters to which personal replies were 

 dictated, as shown by our records from January 1st to October 

 1st. There were also 1591 circular letters mailed, 221 copies of 

 "Connecticut Agriculture," 10 Spray Calendars, 1064 Fair Dates, 

 and 3,000 of our annual reports, most of which were put out in 

 the quarter previous to January 1st. 



The National Dairy ShoWgheld in the city of Springfield was 

 the greatest event for the promotion of New England agriculture 

 that the East has ever witnessed. While the dairy cattle there 

 -exhibited, or others like them, will never be owned by the com- 

 mon farmer, they were nevertheless, an incentive for them to get 

 better ones than many of them now own. The State exhibits of 

 agricultural products made by the New England States were 

 admired by all. Only words of appreciation were heard. Our 

 Western friends were especially outspoken in their admiration of 

 the New England products. Connecticut's exhibit compared most 

 favorably with those made by her sister States. Considering the 

 4:ime in which we had to gather the display and the amount of 

 money spent in putting it on, it was a decided success. The 

 sincere thanks of the Secretary are due not only to those Connec- 

 ticut Associations who took hoki of the work so heartily, but also 

 to those individual members of those Associations who labored so 

 faithfully to make the exhibits a success. 



