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Apples, market-garden vegetables, corn, tobacco, onions, po- 

 tatoes, cranberries, etc., were featured prominently. Added to 

 this were exhibits by the Dairy Bureau, Nursery Inspector, 

 Apiary Inspector, Ornithologist, Alfalfa Growers' Association, 

 State Forester, Apple Grading Service and of the Board 

 itself. 



Mr. A. W. Lombard was placed in charge of the exhibit, and 

 the success of the show is largely due to his efforts. 



Special credit is due to all who took part in making the show 

 a success, and the Board wishes at this time to thank the 

 Governor and Council for making the appropriation which 

 made the show possible. The exhibition was attended by large 

 numbers of people, and from all quarters nothing but favorable 

 comment was received. The building was far too small to 

 accommodate the material which was received, but by making 

 use of all available space the exhibit was made attractive. 



The Board's exhibit at Springfield has raised the question 

 very much more prominently than ever before of the under- 

 taking of a more definite system of displays, not alone in this 

 State but in others where Massachusetts' products might be 

 shown, and a general advertising campaign' started looking 

 toward bringing more farmers to our State, together with 

 advertising the wider use of all our agricultural products. We 

 certainly can make a splendid showing, and as we have the 

 products and the land to grow more we should not neglect the 

 opportunity to talk about them. Such places as the large 

 exhibitions in Madison Square Garden, New York, the Great 

 Land and Market Show of Chicago, as well as many smaller 

 cities of the country, should be visited. 



The Tractor for Massachusetts. 

 Much has been said and written lately in relation to the use 

 of traction engines in agriculture. This Board, at its summer 

 meetings the past four or five years, has had demonstrations 

 with several types of tractors, especially designed to do farm 

 work. With the increased price of horses and the cost of 

 keeping them there seems to be an increased demand for a type 

 of tractor which will do the work of a pair of horses on a farm, 

 and yet be within the reach of the farmer's pocketbook. This 



