No. 123.] KECLAIMATION, ETC. 129 



Special Exhibitions. 



At the union agricultural meeting held in Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, February 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1921, the Department offered 

 prizes for corn exhibits; also at an exhibit at the Essex County 

 Agricultural School prizes were offered for corn. 



At the Franklin County Agricultural Fair the Department 

 made a special exhibit showing stereomotorgraph, plant pest 

 control work, and the latest literature from the Division of 

 Information, 



The largest special exhibit Avas in the Massachusetts Build- 

 ing at the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield. Here the 

 entire building was given over to an educational, agricultural 

 exhibit, with the exception of space allotted to the Department 

 of Conservation for Fish and Game, Animal Industry and For- 

 estry exhibits. 



A special exhibit was made at the Three Counties Fair at 

 Northampton, consisting of Soil Survey exhibits and literature 

 from the Division of Information. 



The Department also offered prizes for Massachusetts groAvn 

 fruit at the eighth annual New England Fruit Show held at 

 Concord, New Hampshire. 



Expenses of Special Exhibits. 

 Corn show prizes at Essex County Agricultural School 

 Corn show prizes at Massachusetts Corn Show . 

 Special exhibit at Union Agricultural Meeting . 

 Special exhibit at Eastern States Exposition 

 Special exhibit at New England Fruit Show 



$4,787 64 



Poultry Shows. 



This Department offered prizes at fifteen poultry shows dur- 

 ing 1921. Each of these shows is inspected by a representative 

 of the Department, and the report is on file. The prize money 

 was allotted as follows: — 



