3,500 copies was exliaiisted at noon, December 12. Since then 

 we have received 2,500 applications, more than half coming 

 from without the State. To meet this demand the Legislature 

 has authorized the publication of a revised edition of 10,000 

 copies. Farms sold and withdrawn will be noted and 25 or 30 

 new farms for sale will be listed. The descriptive portion will 

 remain unchanged. It is expected this edition will be ready 

 for distribution some time in June. Applications for the 

 catalog will be received and filled free of charge as soon as 

 possible. 



Advance sheets from the fifty-eighth annual report (1910 ) 

 of the Board are available as follows : — 



Twentieth annual report of the Dairy Bureau. 

 Ninth annual report of the State Nursery Inspector. 

 First annual report of the State Inspector of Apiaries, being Apiai-y 

 Inspection Bulletin No. 2. 



Reprints of a number of the jJs'ature Leaflets have been 

 made, but no new ones have been issued. A complete list of 

 available publications will be mailed upon request. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable May 25, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. HoAv does the present season compare, agriculturally 

 speaking, with a normal season ? 



2. What is the promise for pastures and mowings, and did 

 fall seeding winter well ? 



3. How did the bloom of apples, pears, peaches, plums and 

 small fruits compare with the bloom of former years, and has 

 it suffered from frosts ? 



4. What insects appear to be doing the most damage in your 

 locality ? 



5. How is planting progressing ? 



6. Is farm help scarce or plenty, and what proportion can 

 be called good help ? 



1. What are the average wages paid farm help in your 

 vicinity, with board ? Without board ? 



8. Will there be any marked changes in the acreage of the 



