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In the front of the building the Department of Correction showed on one 

 side an exhibit by the Bridgewater State Farm and on the other the manufac- 

 tured articles made in State institutions. 



The Department of Agriculture took the center space and showed the work 

 of the Department, the Division of Markets covering both control and promo- 

 tional work. 



In addition to the exhibits in State Buildings the division put on a display 

 featuring apples and fruit in connection with the American Pomological So- 

 ciety's annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. The Department also set up 

 special exhibits at several fairs and in connection with shows where agricul- 

 tural products were featured. 



The division assisted with the Eighteenth Annual Union Agricultural Meet- 

 ing in Worcester and with the Potato and Onion Show held annually at the 

 Eastern States Exposition. 



Assistance and sei-vice have also been given to granges, garden clubs, horti- 

 cultural societies and special groups interested in promoting agriculture by 

 means of exhibits and shows. 



The Monthly Fairs Letter has been sent out regularly and copy prepared and 

 articles written for this publication. Radio talks have been given and news 

 articles prepared to be sent out as news releases. 



Young People's Work 



The Division has cooperated with both the 4H Club activities and the voca- 

 tional agricultural school students and has not only offered special cash prizes 

 but ribbons, medallions and special trophies as well. 



The work with boys and girls is especially important and through the De- 

 partment's assistance many activities have been made possible which would 

 other wise not have been carried on. Junior fairs have been held in communi- 

 ties where there is no fair, thus giving the young people a chance to exhibit 

 the products which they have produced and to have competent judges pass upon 

 them. 



Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of this work and the 

 value it is to the future of Massachusetts agriculture. The boys and girls fur- 

 nish almost half of the exhibits at fairs and receive nearly forty per cent of 

 the premiums offered. 



In August, 1936, Mr. George J. Moran of Somerville, was appointed Director 

 of the Division in the place of Mr. L. B. Boston. 



Soil Survey 



No work has been done in 1936 in connection with a soil survey of the State 

 by counties. This work has been performed in the past in cooperation with the 

 Bureau of Chemistry and Soils of the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture. 



Soil maps with the field notes attached for Plymouth County and for Nor- 

 folk, Bristol and Barnstable Counties are entirely out of print and copies can 

 not be procured. 



In the case of Plymouth County the survey was made in 1911 and there is 

 no question but what this county should be re-surveyed and the notes and maps 

 brought up to date and copies made available for distribution. 



Norfolk, Bristol and Barnstable Counties were surveyed in 1920 but copies 

 of the maps and reports are entirely out of print and we understand that the 

 original plates have been destroyed. This makes it necessary to do the field 

 work over, bring the notes up to date, and have maps and reports printed for 

 distribution. This work should be undertaken at the earliest possible time as 

 the Department is receiving applications for the reports and can not supply 

 them. 



