No. 4.] BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 9 



lished material which the agents of the Survey are continually ac- 

 cumulating. 



(4) The important work of mapping the life and crop zones, that 

 of investigating the economic relations of birds and mammals, the 

 means of protecting the farmer against imported pests and of pro- 

 tecting crops against their enemies — all merit generous and ade- 

 quate support on the part of the Representatives of Massachusetts 

 in Congress. No less important is the work of bird and game pro- 

 tection, which is especially needed in the State. And be it further 



Resolved, That the secretary of this Board be requested to for- 

 ward a copy of these resolutions to the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C, and a copy to each of the Senators and Repre- 

 sentatives of Massachusetts in Congress. 



