16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Mr. Quincy S. Lowry was appointed assistant director of the 

 Division of Plant Pest Control on April 21 to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of Mr. Leland H. Taylor. 



Mr. Stephen R. Dow, supervisor of the Boys' Farm Placement 

 Bureau of the Division of Information, left the service of the 

 Department on July 16. 



Regulatory Work. 



In the line of efficiency a slight reorganization of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture should be made. At present the various 

 lines of regulatory work, such as the administration of the apple- 

 grading law, oleomargarine law, and others is being done by 

 various divisions, and the men who do this work have also 

 many other duties to perform. This spHts up their time in such 

 a way that a good deal of time and energy is wasted. I suggest 

 putting all of this regulatory work under one head in one of the 

 present organized divisions. This will save money and will 

 allow better work to be done in the long run. 



Future of Massachusetts Agriculture. 



Farmers who are carrying on a type of farming adapted to 

 conditions in this State, and who apply the skill necessary to 

 conduct any business successfully, may look forward to a large 

 degree of prosperity in this State. The agencies to assist them 

 are at hand. Considerable outside capital is being attracted to 

 the farming business, — a good evidence of its prosperity and 

 possibilities. Several large corporate agricultural enterprises 

 have been organized and give promise of financial success. 

 Men and women from the cities and from other States are 

 being attracted to purchase Massachusetts farms and to con- 

 duct them for profit. These are all signs of a possible success- 

 ful agriculture. Some lines of farming, such as raising of cran- 

 berries and onions, are now seeking markets elsewhere, as they 

 are raising greater quantities of their products than can be 

 absorbed here. We look forward to surpluses in other special- 

 ties, such as fruit, vegetables and poultry in the near future. 

 There is an enormous demand for American apples in England, 

 and I predict the time will soon come when many shiploads of 



