drop even for a moment. There is always a backlog of calls when 

 the program is over. 



Radio work was done on various occasions by both the Director 

 and the Assistant Director on Boston's W.B.Z. program, "Countryside" 

 hosted by Commissioner Chandler. On each program specific phases 

 of gardening or pest control were discussed and items of current 

 interest given out to the listeners. 



While out of state travel to attend meetings has been curtailed 

 for financial reasons, the Director and Assistant Director were able 

 to attend many of those meetings of the various state and trade 

 groups held here within the state. 



The Massachusetts Pesticide Board was often attended by the 

 Director acting in the absence of the Commissioner. The board by 

 the way, is made up of people from various state agencies along 

 v/ith some public members who set policy regarding the sale and use 

 of pesticides here in the Commonwealth. 



Other meetings attended by the office staff of this division 

 included the summer meeting of the Massachuretts Nurserymen's 

 Association and various meetings with staff members of several of 

 the federal agencies such as: Post-entry, Plant Quarantine, and 

 the Environmental Protection Agency. 



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