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cbards," " Two years with I he hirds on the farm," and his 

 rei)ort on " Doorcase of certain birds, and its causes, with 

 suggestions for bird protection." 



There were also issued in pamphlet form the following 

 excerpts from the " Agriculture of Massachusetts," 1907 : 

 " Massachusetts fruit trees and their insect foes ; " " Corn 

 as a grain crop in Massachusetts ; " " Plum culture in Mas- 

 sachusetts ; " " Hatching and rearing chicks bj natural 

 methods on the farm; " " Bee keeping: some suggestions for 

 its advancement in ]\Iassachusetts ; " " Greenhouse pests and 

 their control ; " and " Statutory bird protection in Massachu- 

 setts ; " also, the annual reports of the Chief of the Cattle 

 Bureau, the Dairy Bureau, and the State jSTursery Inspector. 



Legislation. 

 The legislation of 1908 having reference to the Board of 

 Agriculture or to the agricultural societies was as follows: 

 " An Act making appropriations for salaries and expenses 

 in the office of the State Board of Agriculture, and for sundry 

 agricultural expenses " (chapter 46) ; " An Act making an 

 appropriation for exterminating diseases among horses, 

 cattle and other animals " (chapter 44) ; " An Act to incor- 

 porate the Haverhill Agricultural Society" (chapter 102); 

 " An Act to authorize the State Board of Agriculture to 

 appoint a State Ornithologist" (chapter 245) ; "An Act to 

 authorize an increase in the annual approj^riation for the 

 Dairy Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture " (chapter 

 416) ; "An Act relative to the Cattle Bureau of the State 

 Board of Agriculture" (chapter 515); and "An Act to 

 authorize the Haverhill Agi'icultural Society to hold addi- 

 tional real and personal estate " (chapter 430). 



