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and students from the College worked on its preparation and installation. 

 The Williamsburg Gardens idea was employed in the design and layout of the 

 booths and backgrounds. The Department of Conservation occupied the two 

 wings of the Building and in one showed an exhibit of fish and game and in 

 the other featured forestry and the work of the Department in connection 

 with forest activities. 



In the BrocKton Building the exhibit covered several activities and the De- 

 partment was assisted by the Cape Cod Horticultural Society, the Boston 

 Market Gardeners Association, the Massachusetts Development and Industrial 

 Commission, the Massachusetts State Planning Board and the Massachusetts 

 Department of Conservation. 



The front of the building showed on one side a very fine landscape scene 

 with a brook containing trout in the foreground and hills and valleys in the 

 rear. This exhibit was put on by the Department of Conservation. On the 

 other side the Cape Cod Horticultural Society installed a garden layout which 

 was most artistic and showed one method of treating a home garden. 



"In the rear the Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission, in 

 cooperation with various manufacturers, showed in attractive display cases 

 many of the products made in the State and gave statistical and other infor- 

 mation in regard to Massachusetts as an industrial state. 



The State Planning Board showed a very comprehensive exhibit on planning 

 from a State, Regional and City basis. The maps, charts, graphs, etc., dis- 

 played gave a very clear picture of what planning is based on and of the 

 results to be obtained. 



The Boston Market Gardeners' Association put on a wonderful display of 

 vegetables grown in Massachusetts and an educational exhibit showing vari- 

 eties and their characteristics. 



T'^e Denprtr^ent also made special educational exhibits at the Great Bar- 

 rington, and Cummington Fa'rs and in co-operati-^n with the Divisions of 

 Markets and Dairyine and Animal Husbandry n^ade exhibits in the North 

 and S'-'uth Stations, Br>ston, t>>e Union Statif^n. Springfield and at the Food 

 Fair in Mechanics Buildin^' Boston, also in Fall River. A special booth has 

 been constructed to be used in connection with promotion displays made by 

 the Department, 



The demand for educational exhibits is constantly increasing and provisions 

 will have to be made in the immediate future to take adequate care of these 

 requests. The calls upon the division for assistance in one form or another 

 have also shown an upswing and these requests have been met by the em- 

 ployees of the division. 



Young Peoples' Work 



The Division has cooperated with the 4-H Clubs and with the vocational 

 agricultural schools and Future Farmers of America. Assistance has been 

 given to the Massachusetts 4H Club Camp at the Massachusetts State College, 

 Amherst, and prizes offered to boys and girls who exhibited at fairs. Special 

 trophies, medallions and ribbons have been offered as awards in judging and 

 other contests. 



The Vocational School Students have been helped in judging, speaking and 

 other contests and awards have been made for meritorious work by these 

 boys and girls. The Future Farmers of America have also received prize 

 money for exhibits and contests. 



The work with young people is very important and the Department has sent 

 checks to 928 boys and girls for premiums won by them at fairs in Massachu- 

 setts, We believe in offering every encouragement to these young people who 

 are actively engaged in agricultural work. 



Soil Survey 

 A re-survey of the soils of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol and Barnstable 

 Counties should be made at the earliest possible time as there are no soil maps 

 and field notes of these counties available for distribution. There is also a 



