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agricultural societies assisted by generous cash contributions. 

 The State exhibits were an especially attractive feature, and 

 the plate collections, barrels and boxes of fruit shown were of 

 a high order of excellence. The public interest was greater 

 than two years ago, showing that the New P^ngland apple is 

 making its way into favor with rapid strides, and that the apple 

 growers, as a class, are extremely wide awake and up to date 

 in their methods. The difficulty of financing such shows as 

 this and the New England Corn Exposition would be largely 

 overcome if the appropriation asked for this line of work, by 

 vote of the executive committee, should be granted. 



IMassachusetts Corn Show. 

 This show was held at Springfield in November, and was an 

 excellent one, considering the unfavorable season and com- 

 paratively small prize list. The first factor was probably not 

 of as much importance as might be supposed, as those growers 

 who exhibit at corn shows undoubtedly had their crops in such 

 condition that they were harvested before the frosts of mid- 

 September. 



New England Corn Exposition of 1912. 

 This organization proposes to repeat the show held at 

 Worcester in 1910 by an exhibition at Horticultural Hall, Bos- 

 ton, the coming winter. The interest in corn growing continues 

 unabated, and we can well look for a better show than the first 

 one held. This Board offers its hearty support and co-opera- 

 tion, especially valuable should the bill previously referred to 

 become a law. If the agricultural societies continue to assist 

 by their contributions the success of the show would seem to be 

 assured. 



American Land and Irrigation Exposition. 

 This exposition was held in Madison Square Garden early in 

 November, being promoted largely by the railroads of the coun- 

 try for the display of agricultural products and the ad\ertising 

 of the agricultural resources of the sections through which they 

 passed. The New England roads bought space for a New Eng- 

 land exhibit and called upon the agricultural departments of 



