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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Your secretary was present at both hearings, and spoke on 

 the needs of New England agriculture. The meetings were 

 extremely interesting, and many valuable suggestions for 

 future work were laid before the commission. I understand 

 that the report of the commission is now completed, but it 

 has not yet been made public. It is looked forward to with 

 a great deal of interest by all who had an opportunity to 

 see the commission at work and hear the matters which were 

 brought before them. That we shall get something of value 

 to agriculture and to farmers and their families is certain. 



Publications. 

 The following publications were issued by this office in 

 1908, most of which may be obtained on application: — 



1 Including twentieth annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, 172 pages. 



Reprints of natnre leaflets Nos. 20, 26, 29, 30, 31 and 

 32 wore also published during the year; as were new editions 

 of Mr. Forbush's papers on " Birds as protectors of or- 



