Part L] REPORT OF SECRETARY. 41 



Federation of Farm Bureaus. 



The very active organization known as the Federation of 

 Farm Bureaus, and composed of delegates from the various 

 bureaus, has the past year held its usual meetings and discussed 

 topics along lines of its work. Particular emphasis was laid 

 on marketing in the June meeting, and on organization for milk 

 producers in November. 



The Board has enjoyed very cordial relations with the Bureaus, 

 and has co-operated with them in many ways. Much help and in- 

 terest has been manifested in the work of enforcing the apple-grad- 

 ing law, and the Board at this time wishes to thank the Bureaus 

 for their co-operation in this work. Institute and demonstration 

 work has been greatly assisted by the Bureaus. 



One new county, Essex, has added a county agent, who is to 

 be under control of the county school at Hathorne. Mr. F. 

 Howard Brown has been appointed county agent, and is to 

 devote his entire time to the work. 



Middlesex, while not organized with a regular bureau, has at 

 present a worker among the market gardeners, and is further 

 discussing the question of a bureau. On the whole, this work 

 in most sections of the State seems to be going ahead rapidly, 

 and where it is sticking strictly to agricultural work much good 

 is being accomplished. 



On invitation of the Federation the secretary was appointed a 

 delegate from this Board to the Federation of Farm Bureaus, 

 and in the change of law regulating the make-up of the Board, 

 which allowed a delegate from the Federation to the Board, 

 Mr. L. L. Richardson of Leominster has been elected. 



Nursery Inspection. 

 This work has gone this year much along the same lines as 

 formerly, although the work has been increased to cover the 

 gypsy and brown-tail moth inspection in smaller nurseries which 

 were not covered by the government inspectors, whose work 

 only covered stock going outside the infested zone. It has been 

 more difficult than usual to obtain men for this work, and in 

 spite of an examination held by the Civil Service Commission 



