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and Pet Stock Associations during the year 1925. Each show was inspected 

 by a representative of tlie Department and a record kept of the number and 

 character of exhibits. 



The prize money was awarded as follows : 



Amherst Poultry Association, S149.00: Athol Poultry Association, $73.00; 

 Boston Poultry Association, $495.00; Dressed Poultry & Egg Exhibit at 

 M. A. C. $12.00; Fitchburg Poultry Association, $75.00; Lenox Poultry 

 Association, $114.00; Needham Poultry Association, $151.00; Northampton 

 Poultry Association, $150.50; Paper City Poultry, Pigeon & Pet Stock 

 Association, $100.50; Springfield Poultry Club, $182.50; Templeton Poultry 

 Association, $50.00; United Rabbit & Cavy Club, $50.00. 



1,650.11 



CONTROL WORK, 



During December, material was prepared for the incoming session of the 

 General Court. The Department made only two recommendations; one, 

 to amend the law on plant pest control in order to clarify requirements about 

 the white pine blister rust, and the other on the reclamation law, to improve 

 that law in certain matters of detail. The first bill was enacted without 

 substantial change but objections to the second bill led to its defeat in the 

 House. According to regular practise, a record was kept of agricultural 

 bills and the action of the Legislature upon them. 



Cases prosecuted during the year numbered fifty-five, of which fifty-two 

 resulted in convictions, one in an acquittal and two did not come to trial 

 because summonses could not be served upon the defendants. The tabula- 

 tion of these cases is given below. Oleomargarine and milk eases originate 

 with the Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry, apple grading and 

 packing cases with the Division of Markets, and corn stubble cases with the 

 Division of Plant Pest Control. 



Subject Total Cases Convictions Acquittals 



Oleomargarine 5 5 None 



Milk 2 2 None 



Apple Grading 14 l4 None 



Corn Borer 34 31 1 



Total 



55 



52 



$379.00 



Note: Two corn stubble cases did not come to trial because defendants 

 could not be found. 



In addition to these cases, one oleomargarine case tried during the previous 

 year and appealed to the Superior Court was tried before a jury at Cambridge 



