7 

 Helps to Agriculture 



Educational Helps: the agricultural colleges — the agricultural 

 schools — fairs, expositions, farmers' institutes — Governmental 

 and Regulatory Assistance: the Federal Department of Agi-icul- 

 ture — the state departments of agriculture — Farmers' Organiza- 

 tions : the Grange — the Farm Bureau — cooperative movements — 

 Commercial Helps : Associated Industries — the Eastern States 

 enterprises — Chambers of Commerce — the banks 



VII. Some Factors that Hinder Agriculture 



The Land — The Weather — Poor Roads — Inconvenient Layout of 

 Fields and Buildings — Insect Pests and Plant Diseases — Lack of 

 Social Life — Isolation — Lack of Education — Inherent Disadvan- 

 tages of Farming — Daylight Saving — Small Capitalization — 

 Competition with the City — Hours of Labor — Wages — Irregu- 

 larity of Employment — Insufficient Remuneration — Inadequate 

 Medical Facilities — Low Prices and Small Demand for Products 

 — Expensive Transportation — Poor Live Stock — Lack of Capital 

 and Equipment — Summary 



YIII. The Future of Agriculture in New England 



Factors Pointing toward a Bright Future: market demands — 

 variety in production — technical education — -extension teach- 

 ing — the Grange — improved machinery — standardization of 

 products — financial credit — labor — social influences — the country 

 churcli — health conservation — district nursing — the country 

 school — the human product — the outlook for the future 



IX. Examples of Successful Farms in New England '. . 



Does Farming in New England Pay — Surveys of Farms of 

 Various Types — Examj^les of Successful Farming in New 

 England 



X. Specialized versus General Farming 



Stability of Types of Farming — Opportunities for Specializa- 

 tion in New England Farming : Milk— meat — poultry — tobacco — 

 f mits and vegetables — expansion of truck farming in New 

 England 

 XL The Future of the National Food Supply and its Relation to New 



England Agriculture 



The Situation — Costs of Food in New England — Relation of 

 New England to the Counti-y as a Whole — Relative Area of 

 Farm Lands — Relative Amounts of Food Supplies Produced — 

 Population — Decrease in Cultivated Lands — Decrease in Cattle — 

 Changes in Rural Population — Relation of Food Production to 

 Population 

 XII. The New England Agricultural Conference and Its Long-Term 



Programs 



The Conference — Dairying — Live Stock — Poultry Products — 

 Fiiiit Growing — Beekeeping — Maple Products — Potatoes — Mar- 

 ket Garden Products— Cranberries — Forest Products — Tobacco — 

 Cooperative Organizations — Finance — The Farm Home — Educa- 

 tion — Coordination between Agriculture, Commerce and Industry 

 Addendum 



DaytjIGht Saving. 

 In accordance with the recommendation made in my last annual report, the 

 1924 session of the General Court passed an act to provide for submitting the 

 question of daylight saving to the voters at the state election. This act was 

 Chapter 210 and reads as follows : 



An Act to Ascertain the Will of the People with Reference to the Reten- 

 tion of the Daylight Saving Law, so-called. 



