No. 4.] REPORT OF SECRETARY. xxxi 



Extracts from the Trespass Laws. 



The demand for these printed extracts from the trespass 

 laws was considerably in excess of that of any previous year. 

 The record kept shows that during the year 926 individuals 

 applied for copies of the extracts, either by mail or at the 

 office. The number supplied individuals, on request, since 

 the law took effect, is as follows: 1905, 2,234; 1006, 3,468; 

 1907, 2,439; 1908, 3,715. Prior to April 1 last, in order 

 to comply with the law, some 980 copies printed on paper 

 were supplied post-offices for public posting. 



It is believed that these printed extracts are proving an 

 efficient ally in the protection of private property from the 

 unlawful acts of trespassers of various kinds and character. 



As the law limits to five the number which may be sup- 

 plied any one individual in any one year, and makes no 

 provision for the sale of additional copies, it would appear 

 that estates of several hundreds of acres when so posted can- 

 not be adequately protected with such a limited number of 

 copies. It is believed, however, that even a few of the tres- 

 pass extracts when properly posted act as a deterrent on 

 large estates, as well as small. Testimony given at this office 

 would make it appear that in many cases these printed ex- 

 tracts are much more efficacious than the ordinary " no- 

 trespassing " signs. 



Nature Leaflets. 

 The following nature leaflets were issued during the year 

 1908: JSTo. 34, "The first principles of bee keeping;" jSTo. 

 35, "Window gardening;" No. 36, "Hotbeds;" No. 37, 

 " How to test seeds ; " No. 38, " How to plant ; " No. 39, 

 " Milk : its character and value as a food ; " No. 40, " Care 

 of milk in the home ; " and No. 41, " The European elm-leaf 

 beetle." Reprints or revised editions of Nos. 20, 26, 29, 30, 

 31 and 32 were also issued. 



Bulletins of Massachusetts Agriculture. 

 A new departure in the publication line was the compila- 

 tion of several lectures and papers on poultry subjects, pre- 



