260 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULI^TIN 271 



Orc'liard Percentage of Crop Clean 



No. 1929 1930 



1 1.6 51 



2 10 83 



3 40 82 



4 Less than 10 95 



One of the most encouraging features of the campaign was the fact 

 that the late sprays or dusts recommended for control of the apple mag- 

 got gave such excellent protection against other pests as well that their 

 use was justified aside from the question of maggot control. 



DEPARTMENT OF FARM MANAGEMENT 

 J. A. Foord in Charge 



Enterprise Relationships and Farm Organization on Selected Dairy 

 Farms in Western Massachusetts. (R. L. Mighell). The work on this 

 project has been somewhat more specialized than last year. Simple finan- 

 cial records have been continued by the owners of the farms used in the 

 project. A more detailed study of several of the farms, based on the 

 records already obtained, has been made by the investigator and some sug- 

 gested changes in organization have been adopted. Time studies of several 

 farm operations have already been made and more are in progress. 



Types of Farming in Vegetable Gardbn Areas. (F. H. Branch and 

 R. L. Mighell). This project was begun as a part of the extension work 

 of the department, but owing to the demand for information, it seemed 

 wise to make it one of the major projects for investigation. The Exten- 

 sion Service contributed funds for obtaining the data in the field; and the 

 work was done during the summer. More than a hundred growers in the 

 counties of Bristol, Essex and Middlesex were visited, and 320 enterprise 

 records obtained. The tabulation and study of this material revealed im- 

 portant differences and several special types of organization. 



The material will be available for Extension Service use this winter and 

 also serve as a basis for investigations in these areas in the future. 



Live Stock Management, Methods and Costs. (J. A. Foord). Data are 

 being accumulated on tlie methods and exjiense of eliminating Bangs 

 Disease in herds, as well as the advantages and labor involved in different 

 methods of housing and handling dairy cattle. 



FEED CONTROL SERVICE 



Philip H. Smith in Charge 



The Feed Control Service comprises not only feed inspection, but sev- 

 eral 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 



