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more clearly defined, and the director is given discretionary 

 power regarding prosecutions. 



In form and general content the new draft has been closely 

 modeled after the uniform feed law adopted by the Associa- 

 tion of Feed Control Officials of the United States. It is be- 

 lieved that the provision of a uniform feed law for the entire 

 country is desirable in the interests alike of the buying public 

 and manufacturers and dealers. 



Dissemination of Information. 



The station endeavors to reach the public with helpful infor- 

 mation in three rather distinct lines: distribution of publi- 

 cations, private correspondence, and lectures and demonstra- 

 tions. 



Publicatirms. — The station issues three classes of publica- 

 tions : an annual report in two parts, bulletins and circulars. 



Part I. of our annual report contains the formal reports of 

 the director, treasurer, and heads of departments and technical 

 papers giving the results of research work. Part II. contains 

 papers of a more popular character. It is our aim to include 

 in this part of the report such matters as are of most immediate 

 interest on the farm. 



The demand for bulletins and circulars constantly increases. 

 With the further growth and development of the extension de- 

 partment of the Massachusetts Agricultural College it is ex- 

 pected that this demand will be increasingly met by means of 

 its publications, while our own publications will be, for the 

 most part, restricted to such as deal with the results of our 

 investigations. It must be recognized that satisfying this popu- 

 lar demand is extension work rather than experimental. 



The following tables show the publications of the year 1911 

 and those of that and earlier years which are still available for 

 free distribution : — 



Publications during 1911. 

 Annual report : — 

 Part I., 356 pages; Part II., 95 pages. 



Bulletins : — 

 No. 13G. Inspection of Commercial Feed Stuffs, P. H. Smith and 

 C. L. Perkins. 56 pages. 



