No. 4.] REPORT OF SF.CRETARY'. xix 



A record kept of requests to tliis office by letter for cata- 

 logues or iuformatiou about farm property since Jan. 1, 



1903, shows the following: total requests, 595; from Mas- 

 sachusetts, 204; New York, 132 ; Illinois, 31 ; Connecticut, 

 22; New Jersey, 23; Ohio, 21; Pennsylvania, 19; Rhode 

 Island, 15; scattering, 128. Thirt3'-seven States and Terri- 

 tories were represented in these calls, and 20 requests came 

 from foreign countries, including Canada and th(^ Provinces, 

 Brazil, Greece, Australia, France, England and South Africa. 



Legislation. 

 The legislation of 1904 having reference to the Board of 

 Agriculture or to the agricultural societies was: "An Act 

 making appropriations for salaries and expenses in the office 

 of the State Board of Agriculture, and for sundry agricul- 

 tural expenses" (chapter 65) ; "An Act relative to the tem- 

 porary industrial camp for prisoners" (chapter 243) ; "An 

 Act relative to printing and binding certain public docu- 

 ments " (chapter 388) ; "An Act making an appropriation 

 for exterminating contagious diseases among horses, cattle 

 and other animals" (chapter 56) ; for a deficiency in said 

 appropriation for 1903 (chapter 135) ; "An Act to estab- 

 lish the office of State Forester" (chapter 409) ; " An Act 

 to prohibit depredations on farm and forest lands " (chapter 

 444) ; also, " Resolve to provide for compensating owners 

 of animals killed in exterminating the foot and mouth dis- 

 ease" (chapter 17); and "Resolve to provide additional 

 compensation for certain owners of animals killed in exter- 

 minating the foot and mouth disease " (chapter 29). 



Publications. 

 The following jiublications were issued by this office in 



1904, most of which may be obtained on application : — 



