methods of attracting and protecting birds — methods which 

 should be widely adopted in this country. The volume, 

 bound in red cloth, contains 451 pages, and is fully illus- 

 trated. The price of the new edition is $1, and the pur- 

 chaser must pay cost of transportation. This is 37 cents by 

 mail. The book will be sent by express, charges collect, if 

 desired. The work itself is a complete treatise oh the com- 

 mon and useful species of Massachusetts. It contains chap- 

 ters on the value of birds to man; the utility of birds in 

 woodlands; birds as destroyers of hairy caterpillars and 

 plant lice ; the utility of birds in field and garden ; and means 

 of attracting and protecting useful birds. 



The companion book entitled, " A History of Game Birds, 

 Wild-fowl and Shore Birds of Massachusetts and Adjacent 

 States," by the same author, published in December, 1912, 

 is a book of over 600 pages, bound in green cloth and fully 

 illustrated. The price is $1, with 40 cents additional to 

 cover transportation charges. Copies may be sent by ex- 

 press, charges collect, if so desired. Make checks for either 

 book payable to Wilfrid Wheeler, Secretary, State Board of 

 Agriculture, 136 State House, Boston, Mass. 



f'Top Be port for August. — The monthly report for Au- 

 gust contained a special article on " Diversified Farm Ac- 

 counting," by Mr, L. A. Sloman. 



Fat.l Exhibitions. 



Kew England Fruit Shovj. 



The third biennial I^ew England Fruit Show will be held 

 at Horticultural Hall. Boston, Wednesday to Sunday, 'Nov. 

 12 to 16, 1913, inclusive. The success of previous shows, 

 and the steady increase in quality of the fruit exhibited at 

 both the ]Srew England and Massachusetts Fruit Shows, 

 clearly demonstrate the results to be achieved whenever per- 

 sistent well-directed efforts are applied to any • profitable 

 agricultural industry. 



The premium list is unusually attractive, and there are 

 several innovations. The establishment of an ideal size for 

 each variety of ap])le will materially assist one in selecting 



