DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1924 



Commissioner of Agriculture 

 Dr. ARTHUR W. GILBERT of Belmont 



Advisory Board Appointed by the Governor and Council 



EVAN F. RICHARDSON of Millis, Term expires November 30, 1924. 

 LESLIE R. SMITH of Hadley, Term expires November 30, 1924. 

 PETER I. ADAMS of Housatonio, Term expires November 30, 1925. 

 HERBERT N. SHEPARD of Warren, Term expires November 30, 1925. 

 JOHN BURSLEY of Barnstable, Term expires November 30, 1926. 

 STUART L. LITTLE of Newbury, Term expires November 30, 1926. 



Organization of the Department 



Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry — Osman M. Camburn of 



Arlington, Director 

 Division of Information — Dr. Charles D. Woods of Newton, Director 

 Division of Markets — Willard A. Munson of Walpole, Director 

 Division of Ornithology — Edward Howe Forbtjsh of Westborough, Director 

 Division of Plant Pest Control — R. Harold Allen of Taunton, Director 

 Division of Reclamation, Soil Survey and Fairs — Leslie R. Smith of 



Hadley, Director 



CONTENTS 



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Report of the Commissioner 



Recommendations for Legislation 4 



Changes in the Staff 5 



Development of a New England Program 5 



Daylight Saving 7 



The Unity of Agricultural Organizations 9 



Legislation 9 



Fruit Growing in Massachusetts 10 



Poultry Raising 10 



Beef and Tobacco 10 



Identification of Massachusetts products 11 



European Corn Borer 11 



Conclusion 11 



Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry 



Inspection work 11 



Dairying 12 



Bovine Tuberculosis 12 



Demonstration Sheep Farms 13 



Exhibits and Meetings 13 



Poultry Industry 13 



Division of Information 



Agricultural Statistics 14 



Publications 15 



The Library 15 



Distribution of Agricultural Information 15 



Listing and Advertising ^Massachusetts Farms for Sale 15 



Massachusetts State Institution Farms 15 



