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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



"The hay crop in Massachusetts," by Prof. Wm. P. Brooks ; 

 " The growing of mushrooms," by Dr. G. E. Stone ; " Har- 

 vesting and marketing apples," by Prof. F. A. Waugh ; 

 " Breeds for the farm and farmers as poultry breeders," by 

 Mr. John II. Robinson; " Bee keeping: how to meet its 

 dangers and difficulties," l)y Mr. Burton N. Gates ; and the 

 special report on "The decrease of certain birds, and its 

 causes," by Mr. Edward Howe Forl)ush ; also the annual 

 reports of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, the Dairy Bureau, 

 and the State Nursery Inspector. 



Reprints of Nature Leaflets Nos. 4, 8, 14, 15 and 16 were 

 also issued during the year. 



Legislative Appropkiations ; Board of Agriculture. 



' Aiii)n)]>riiili(>ns lor I'JOG for eleven months, eiidiiig November 30 (Acts of 

 l'JOr>, cliapter211). 

 * Unexpended balance. 



