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and packing apples for domestic and foreign markets; General 

 Agent Harwood of the Dairy Bureau demonstrated the points of 

 the dairy cow and showed how to select and breed for best results;. 

 Dr. Paige of the Agricultural College demonstrated the soundness 

 of the horse, with instructions as to feed and care, when in use and 

 when idle; and Prof. S. T. Maynard demonstrated the proper 

 methods of budding, grafting, and pruning fruit trees, showing 

 proper tools and appliances. 



At the Barre meeting Dr. Paige and Prof. IMaAnard repeated 

 their demonstrations. Dr. Paige also demonstrated the proper 

 methods of handling and hiving bees, with observation hive, and 

 instructions as to the best methods of keeping them. Mr. Har- 

 wood's subject at the Ashfield meeting was demonstrated by Mr. 

 S. H. Reed at Barre. The after-dinner speaking was under the 

 auspices of the Massachusetts State Grange. 



The public winter meeting of the Board for lectures and discus- 

 sions was held at Greenfield, December 1, 2, and 3. The lectures 

 were: "The Sheep Husbandry in ^Massachusetts," by Mr. L. B. 

 Harris of Lyndonville, Vt.; "The Planting of a Commercial 

 Orchard in Massachusetts," by Prof. F. C. Sears of the Agricul- 

 tural College; "Lessons from a Decade's Experience in Poultry 

 Keeping," by Dr. Paige of the Agricultural College; "Profitable 

 Bee Keeping," by Charles Stewart of Johnstown, N. Y. ; "The 

 Cow and the Man, — Twins of the Dairy Industry," by Prof. H. 

 H. Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College; and "The Profitable 

 Use of Commercial Fertilizers," by Director Voorhees of the New 

 Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. These lectures, with 

 accompanying discussions, will be found in the "Agriculture of 

 Massachusetts" for 1908. 



The main publication of the Board, known as the "Agriculture 

 of Massachusetts," was received from the printers in August. 

 It contained 662 printed pages, 172 of which comprised the twen- 

 tieth annual report of the jNIassachusetts Agricultural Exjieriment 

 Station. 



The popularity of ]VIr. Forbush's book on "Useful Birds and 

 their Protection" has been such that it was found necessary to 

 publish a third edition before the close of the year. These books 

 are on sale at the office of the Board at $1 ])cr copy, which price 

 covers cost of paper, printing, binding, etc. 



