CONTENTS 



Personnel of the Department .... 

 Report of the Commissioner ..... 

 Recommendations for Legislation .... 

 Recipients of Awards for Agricultural Achievement 

 Report of the Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry 



Survey Shows Conditions of Sanitation where Milk is Produced 



Milk Surveys in Middlesex County 



Survey of Milk Consumption Started 



Financial Standing of Dealers Now Available 



Certification of Poultry Flocks Prove Popular 



Horses Show Improvement at Exhibitions 



Eastern States Wool Show 



Oleomargarine Inspections 



Inspection Work Covers Wide Field 

 Report of the Division of Markets . 



Standardization and Grades . 



Use of Grades by Consumers 



Apple Maggot Emergency Work . 



Radio Market News Service 



Market Reporting Work 



Apple Grade Inspections 



Statistical Information 



Boston Wholesale and Retail Apple Market 



Crop and Livestock Review . 



Grape Survey of Worcester County 



Direct Marketing of Farm Products 



Retail Buying Habits .... 



Apple Package Weighing Tests 



Partridge Damage Investigations . 



Christmas Wreath Industry . 



Onion Demand Survey 



Local Products for Local Consumers 

 Report of the Division of Ornithology 



Special Bird Studies .... 



Increasing Demand for Bird Literature . 



Extending General Bird Information 

 Report of the Division of Pl.\nt Pest Control 



Nursery Inspection 



Japanese Beetle 



European Corn Borer . 



Apiary Inspection 



White Pine Blister Ru.st 

 Report of the Division of Reclamation, Soil Survey and Fairs 



Reclamation Work .... 



Soil Survey Activities .... 



Agricultural Fairs 



Distribution of State Prize Money. 



'-23 Agricultural and Horticultural Societies 



47 Subordinate Granges 



15 Community Fairs and Local Exhibitions 



13 Poultry and Rabbit Shows 



Summary of State Prize Money 

 Report of the State Reclamation Board 



History of the Reclamation Law and Reclamation Work 



Review of Existing Districts 



Mosquito Control Activities . 

 Regulatory Work of the Department 



The Apple Grading Law 



Corn Borer Law . 



The Grading Law 



The Oleomargarine Law 



The Seed Law 



Information on General Laws 



