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were awarded a special ribbon for the best exhibit of Flint corn. 

 Some of the exliibitors from other sections spent as much as 

 $40,000 on their exliibits, and New York had over $12,000 avail- 

 able, but if the crowds around the New England booth and the 

 expressions of satisfaction heard were any indication, the general 

 feeling was that our exhibit was the best of all. The result was 

 Avell worth the effort involved, as the exposition was designed 

 primarily to interest New York capital in western agricultural 

 opportunities, and those who visited the garden were shown 

 that their best opportunity lay nearer at home, namely, among 

 the New England hills. Mr. P. M. Harwood had charge of the 

 exhibit and labored enthusiastically and effectively to make it 

 a success. Acknowledgments are due to the secretaries and 

 commissioners of agriculture of the States that assisted ; to 

 Ross Bros, of Worcester; to H. F. Hall, president of the Boston 

 ]\Iarket Gardeners' Association; to G. A. Drew, manager of 

 Conyers farm, Greenwich, Conn.; to Fred A. Smith, manager 

 of Turner Hill farm, Ipswich, Mass., and to many others who 

 furnished fruit and vegetables and assisted in other ways. 



The exposition is to be repeated in New York the coming 

 fall, with a two weeks' show. JMuch of the ground gained by 

 the favorable advertisement which New England received would 

 be lost if she is unrepresented there, and I recommend that the 

 Board present a bill to the legislature calling for an appropria- 

 tion of $3,000, to allow JNIassachusetts and her agriculture to 

 be properly represented. The increase is necessary, as the rail- 

 roads do not propose to again purchase space in the hall, and 

 because of the uncertainty as to the other States rendering any 

 efficient or substantial aid to the project. 



Exhibit of the Work of the Board. 

 At the request of the IMassachusetts Agricultural College an 

 excellent exhibit of the work of the Board was prepared for the 

 Rural Social Service Exliibit at the College in connection with 

 the annual conference of Rural Social Workers. It consists of 

 cards bearing short statements of the various lines of work 

 carried on by the Board, grouped under the head of "activi- 

 ties;" of cards showing the literature issued by the Board, with 

 samples of the same attached, and statements of the terms on 



