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REPORT OF SECRETARY. 



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hibited thereon, it shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon 

 such land for the purpose of shooting or trapping without the 

 permission of the owner. 



Section 3. Whoever offends against any of the provisions 

 of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty 

 dollars. 



The lecture given by E. H. Forbush, ornithologist to the 

 Board, at the recent winter meeting, giving the results of 

 careful study of the habits of our " home birds," is delio-ht- 

 ful, giving us an insight into the life, habits and value of 

 these bright, cheer j, flitting friends of the farmer. To 

 forget them or neglect to provide for them or to protect 

 them is a positive loss to the farmer, for they are the most 

 valuable insect destroyers, costing nothing, but bringing a 

 wealth of, song and joy to the country home. 



Publications. 



The following publications were issued by this office in 

 1902, and may be obtained on application : — 



* Including fourteenth annual report of the Hatch Experiment Station of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultvirul College, 21'.i pages. 



