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bulletins as well as for one on orcharding which would deal 

 with pears, peaches, plums, and like fruit. The bulletin on 

 "Small Fruits," which has been revised, is in the hands of the 

 printer and will be available the first of the year. 



Legislation foe 1919. 



The outstanding feature of the agricultural legislation for 

 1919 was the passage of the so-called reorganization bill. 

 Among the changes brought about by this act are the reduction 

 of the advisory board from fourteen to six members and the 

 creation of certain new divisions. 



Owing to the tardiness of the national budget, our Legislature 

 was called on to pass special appropriations amounting to 

 $100,000 for the suppression of the European corn borer. 



An act was passed directing the sale of farm machinery, pur- 

 chased under the provisions of chapter 90 of the General Acts 

 of 1918, the sale of the same to be completed not later than the 

 first day of November, 1919. 



Chapter 256 (General Acts) authorized the Department of 

 Agriculture to establish demonstration sheep farms. Certain 

 amendments to the existing nursery inspection law were brought 

 about by General Acts, chapter 331. 



Buildings and improvement for Bristol County Agricultural 

 School (General Acts, chapter 225) and for Norfolk County 

 Agricultural School (General Acts, chapter 240), together with 

 an act (General Acts, chapter 350) placing the trustees of the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College in the Department of Edu- 

 cation, constituted the legislation for 1919 bearing directly upon 

 agricultural education. 



An amendment to General Acts of 1918, chapter 223, "An 

 Act to provide for county aid to agriculture," was passed, re- 

 quiring that one of the trustees shall always be a county com- 

 missioner. General Acts, chapter 75, provided for appointment 

 in the county of Suffolk of trustees for county aid to agricul- 

 ture. The powers and duties of the State Drainage Board were 

 enlarged through General Acts, chapter 98. A sum was set 

 aside to provide for the testing of poultry for disease by the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



