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The Place of Poultry Production on Massachusetts Farms. (R. L. 



Mighell and F. H. Branch). Work on this project was completed and the 

 results published as Bulletin No. 251. (See list of publications). 



Tjrpes of Farming in Massachusetts 1840-1925. (Marian Brown). This 

 project was planned as a historical study to form a basis for future 

 work. Most of the material and data had been collected at the time of 

 Miss Brown's resignation in October, and will be prepared for publication 

 by another member of the department. 



Factors Responsible for Variations in Production and Cost of Milk in 

 Meissachusetts. (R. L. Mighell). Some progress has been made in re- 

 viewing the literature and accumulating data on this project, but more 

 work must be done before definite conclusions can be reached. 



Other Activities. The Department has cooperated with the State De- 

 partment of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Industrial Commission in 

 a business survey of Connecticut Valley farms, the planning and super- 

 vision of the field work being entirely cared for by this department. 

 Records of approximately 350 farms, mostly those producing onions and' 

 tobacco, have been secured, and a careful tabulation and study are 

 being made of the data. 



FEED CONTROL SERVICE 

 Philip H. Smith in Charge 



The Feed Control Service comprises not only feed inspection, but 

 several other activities, as listed below: 



Feed Control (General Laws, 1920, Chapter 94) 



Seed Control (General Laws, 1927, Chapter 94) 



Dairy Law (General Laws, 1920, Chapter 94) 



Advanced Registry Testing 



Miscellaneous Work 

 Feed Control. (P. H. Smith, H. R. DeRose, J. W. Kuzmeski, M. W. 

 GoodwinS J. B. Zielinski, Jr., F. A. MacLaughlin). During the fiscal 

 year, 1640 samples of feeding stuffs officially collected were examined in 

 the control laboratories. The results indicate that guarantees placed upon 

 these products are with few exceptions reliable, and that such lapses as 

 occur are not serious. The retail feed business is gradually being ab- 

 sorbed by chain systems, which may in time seriously affect the revenue 

 accruing to the State through the reduction of the number of brands 

 of feeding stuffs sold. During the past year the gross receipts from this 

 source were $19,800 derived from 990 registrations at $20 a brand. Of 

 this sum, $11,000 is appropriated to the Experiment Station for the pur- 

 pose of feed control. 



Seed Control. (P. H. Smith, O. W. Kelly, C. L. Beane'). The seed 

 laboratory has been established at the Experiment Station primarily for 

 the purpose of inspecting seed samples collected by the State Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, who is designated under the act as administrative 

 officer. 



^Resigned October 1, 1929. 



^Resigned November 1, 1929, to accept the position of chief clerk in the Department 

 of Botany. 



