256 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The work of the Board for the past year has been along the same 

 lines as formerly. The annual meeting was held at the State House, 

 Boston, on January 12, 1909, and the following subjects were 

 discussed: 



Insect pests and their control with particular reference to the 

 San Jose scale. 



Nursery stock inspection with special reference to uniform laws 

 for the New England states. Your delegate is pleased to report 

 that some very good laA\s have been enacted the past season by 

 the various state legislatures relative to these subjects. 



The deer nuisance — legislation was recommended and j)assed 

 that farmers on their own land should be allowed to protect their 

 crops from the deer. 



Milk inspection and standards. 



Cow testing associations. 



The reports of the various departments of the Board were read 

 and approved as were also special committee reports, and these 

 can all be found in the report of the Board for 1909. 



Other meetings of the Board were held as follows: 



Cummington, June 11, Fitchburg, August 3 and 4, and LoaacII, 

 December 6, 7, and 8. At all of these meetings such topics as 

 are of vital interest to the farmers were discussed, with special 

 reference to apples, corn, and milk. The attendance at these 

 meetings was very satisfactory and much good was derived there- 

 from. 



INIany speakers have been furnished to farmers' institutes, public 

 meetings, and farmers' clubs. 



The publications issued by the board are as follows : Agriculture 

 of Massachusetts for 1908, 684 pages, which is the annual report of 

 the Board: It contains the report of the Secretaiy and other 

 officers, as well as full reports of all meetings held and papers read. 

 This volume contains much of interest to the farmers and is dis- 

 tributed free. 



Bulletin No. 2 on "Orcharding" was issued early in April and 

 has proved to be one of the most popular publications of the board. 

 This bulletin contains articles on all phases of orcharding by the 

 following writers: George T. Powell, J. H. Hale, F. C. Sears, F. A. 

 Waugh, and an article on insects and their control bv H. T. Fernald. 



