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have a varietal tolerance which has not yet been determined. The majority of 

 other common greenhouse flowering plants have been fumigated safely but have 

 a small margin of safety. Tomato and cucumber plants tolerate naphthalene 

 but the fruits absorb the odor and taste of the fumes, making the treatment 

 undesirable. 



DEPARTMENT OF FARM MANAGEMENT 

 J. A. Foord in Charge 



Enterprise Relationships and Farm Organization on Selected Dairy 

 Farms in Western Massachusetts. (K. L. Mighell). Bulletin 275, published 

 during the year, explains the re-planning of three dairy -fruit farms, and the 

 probable results. Some further work has been accomplished on time studies of 

 farm operations, especially of chores on dairy farms. 



Types of Farming in Vegetable Garden Areas. (F. H. Branch, R. L. 

 Mighell, J. E. Thigpen). This is a cooperative project with the Extension Serv- 

 ice, as previously noted. From the records obtained in 1930 the amount and dis- 

 tribution of labor expended on the different operations incident to the production 

 of the important vegetable crops in eastern Massachusetts was determined and 

 mimeographed for use in Extension work and at Farm and Home week. This 

 caused a demand for the material in the Agricultural Schools and High School 

 Departments of Agriculture, and several hundred copies were prepared for this 

 use. Other studies are in progress. 



A Study of Labor Saving Methods and Technique on Vegetable Farms. 



(R. L. Mighell, R. H. Barrett, J. E. Thigpen). This is a new project, intended 

 first to develop principles and procedure for the study, and then to determine 

 actual labor saving methods and technique. A good many studies have been 

 made of different operations on vegetable farms, aided by the stop-watch, and 

 both the moving picture and still camera. The crops so far considered are as- 

 paragus, carrots, beets, celery and tomatoes. A demonstration was given on the 

 Field Day at the Waltham Field Station and some moving picture films have 

 been prepared for use at growers' meetings. 



Live Stock Management, Methods and Costs. (J. A. P'oord). Those 

 animals in the college herd showing a positive reaction to the blood test for 

 Bangs disease have been segregated for two years ending November 1, and the 

 labor and material costs are being assembled for use and possible publication. 



The Cost of Silage Production in Massachusetts with Special Refer- 

 ence to the Use of Machinery. (C. I. Ounness, J. A. Foord, J. E. Thigpen). 

 This is a cooperative project between the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, 

 U. S. D. A., and the Departments of Agricultural Engineering and Farm Man- 

 agement of the Experiment Station. Enterprise records have been obtained 

 from more than sixty farmers in the four western counties, and for areas of from 

 seven acres to sixty acres on individual farms. The material will be tabulated 

 and prepared for publication during the winter. 



