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touch with the work of the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, where it touches more closely on control or administrative 

 functions. While the secretary is not very strong for increasing 

 the number of organizations, it would seem, however, that the 

 time has come for a closer relationship between the State depart- 

 ments of agriculture, in order that their work may be harmonized 

 and made more effective. 



I 



The Massachusetts Agricultural Development Committee. 



This committee, which was organized in March, 1915, has 

 held monthly meetings during the past year. Questions of 

 relationships between organizations, the rural problem and a 

 general plan for the gathering of statistics and facts relative to 

 the agriculture of the State have been adopted by this com- 

 mittee. 



The make-up of the committee has remained the same, although 

 Mr. H. A, Moses, representing the League of Farm Bureaus, has 

 not been able to attend, being actively engaged in the work of 

 the Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition and the 

 National Dairy Show. Mr. Moses' services have been greatly 

 missed. 



While the work of this committee must of necessity be 

 slow, it is nevertheless important, and although it lacks oflB- 

 cial State confirmation its findings should have weight in that 

 its personnel represents largely the official organizations in 

 agriculture. 



The committee has been asked to come before the Commis- 

 sion on the Investigation of Agricultural Education and state 

 its views as to the agricultural development question. 



The Agricultural College and the Commission on In- 

 vestigation OF Agricultural Education. 

 One prominent factor in relation to the Agricultural College 

 this year is the investigation undertaken by a commission ap- 

 pointed by the Governor, under a law enacted for the purpose. 

 The wording of this law places a greater work upon the commis- 

 sion than the college investigation alone, in that it seeks to go 

 over the whole agricultural situation and recommend some 



