bulletins will probably be ready for distribution some time 

 in j^ovember. For those who have copies of the original 

 edition of Bulletin Xo. 2 and the essay on " Western Methods 

 in !N^ew England Orcharding " a separate edition of Pro- 

 fessor Sears' lecture on " Varieties of Apples for Massachu- 

 setts Orchards " will be issued. The last two will be 

 incorporated in the new edition of this bulletin. The latter 

 was first published in the annual report for 1909. The con- 

 tents of the foregoing bulletins are given below : — 



Bulletin No. 1. Poultry Culture. 



Progressive and Profitable Poultry Culture. By Arthur A. Brig- 

 ham, Ph.D. 



The Management of Poultry on Small Farms. By Mr. John H. 

 Robinson. 



Breeds for the Farm and Farmers as Poultry Breeders. By Mr. 

 John H. Robinson. 



Practical Poultry Housing. By Mr. John H. Robinson. 



Some Practical Phases of Poultry Feeding. By Mr. John H. Rob- 

 inson. 



Hatching and Rearing Chicks by Natural Methods on the Farm. 

 By Mr. John H. Robinson. 



Artificial Hatching and Rearing of Chickens, as applied to " South 

 Shore Roasters." By Mr. Henry D. Smith. 



Poultry Keei^ing on Small Farms, By Rev. W. H. Davenport. 



Economy of Labor in Poultry Keeping on Farms. By Mr. John 

 H. Robinson. 



Bulletin No. 2. Orcharding. 

 The Relation of Fruit Culture to the Value of New England Farms. 



By Mr. George T. Powell. 

 The Soil : Importance of its Character for the Culture of Fruit. By 



Mr. George T. Powell. 

 Fruits for Local Markets. By Mr. J. H. Hale. 

 The Planting of a Commercial Orchard in Massachusetts. By Prof. 



F. C. Sears. 

 Renovating Old Orchards. By Prof. F. C. Sears. 

 Harvesting and Marketing Apples. By Prof. F. A. Waugh. 

 Massachusetts Fruit Trees and their Insect Foes. By Dr. H. T. 



Fern aid. 

 Western Methods in New England Orcharding. By Prof. F. C. 



Sears. 

 Varieties of Apples for Massachusetts Orchards. By Prof. F. C. 



Sears. 



