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PUBLICATIONS 

 Bulletins 



428 Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1945. 71 pp. October 

 1945. 



The main purpose of this report is to provide an opportunity for pres 

 senting in published form, recent results from experimentation in field- 

 or on projects where progress has not been such as to justify the general 

 and definite conclusions necessary to meet the requirements of bulletin or 

 journal. 



429 Annual Molt in Rhode Island Reds. By F. A. Hays and Ruby Sanborn. 

 24 pp. illus. December 1945. 



The primary objective of this study was to determine the value of 

 molting behavior as a guide in selecting breeding stock. Attention is 

 given to both males and females in exhibition-bred and production-bred 

 Rhode Island Reds. 



430 Postwar Readjustments in Massachusetts Agriculture. By David Rozman. 

 35 pp. illus. March 1946. 



Among the various postwar readjustments leading to greater efficiency 

 and lower costs, primary consideration should be given to the reconstruc- 

 tion of farm units to take full advantage of land resources. 



431 Identification of Blueberry Varieties bv Plant Characters. By John S. 

 Bailey and Arthur P. French. 20 pp. illus. May 1946. 



This bulletin describes some of the vegetative characteristics which are 

 useful in identifying plants of blueberry varieties in the nursery. Familiar- 

 ity with these characteristics should aid in the prevention of variety mix- 

 tures. 



432 Black Root Rot Resistant Strains of Havana Seed Tobacco for the Connecti- 

 cut Valley. By C. V. Kightlinger. 20 pp. illus. May 1946. 



This bulletin reports attempts to develop a strain of Havana Seed to- 

 bacco satisfactorily resistant to black root rot, yet capable of producing 

 high yields of good quality. 



433 Weather and Water in Cranberry Production. By Henry J. Franklin and 

 Neil E. Stevens. 51 pp. illus. June 1946. 



This is a supplement to Bulletin 402, and together they are intended to 

 cover our present understanding of cranberry weather and water relations. 



434 Mushrooms — For Food and Flavor. By William B. Esselen, Jr., and Carl 

 R. Fellers. 20 pp. illus. June 1946. 



Laboratory studies prove that mushrooms, besides serving as a flavor or 

 garnish for other foods, are a nutritious food in themselves. 



435 Vegetative Propagation of White Pine. By William L. Doran. 16 pp. 

 illus. July 1946. 



The difficulties experienced in propagating white pines from cuttings can 

 be largely overcome. This is a description of methods used and results 

 obtained. 



Control Bulletins 



124 Twenty-fifth Annual Report of Pullorum Disease Eradication in Mass- 

 achusetts. By the Poultry Disease Control Laboratory. 12 pp. July 1945. 



125 Inspection of Commercial FeedstufTs. By Feed Control Service Staff. 

 32 pp. July 1945. 



126 Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Lime Products. 

 By Fertilizer Control Service Staff. 28 pp. September 1945. 



127 Seed Inspection. By F. A. McLaughlin. 40 pp. December 1945. 



