No. 4.] 



REPORT OF SECRETARY. 



XXVll 



Publications. 

 The following publications were issued by this office in 

 1909, most of which may be obtained on application : — 



Number. 



Agriculture of Massucluisctte, 1908, 



Crop Report No. 1 



Crop Report No. 2 



Crop Report No. 3 



Crop Report No. 4 



Crop Report No. 5 



Crop Report No. 



Nature Leaflet No. 2 (rei)rinl), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 4 (reprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 5 (reprint). 

 Nature Leaflet No. 8 (reprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 15 (reprint). 

 Nature Leaflet No. 16 u'cprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 22 (reprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 23 (reprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 24 (reprint). 

 Nature Leaflet No. 25 (reprint). 

 Nature Leaflet No. 33 (reprint), 

 Nature Leaflet No. 39 (reprint), 



Nature Leaflet No. 42 



Massachusetts Agriculture, Bulletin No. 

 Farmers' Institute pamphlet, 



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 38 

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 8 

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 136 

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 5,800 

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 5,800 

 5,8(X) 

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1,500 

 1,500 

 1,500 

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 2,000 



800 



There were issued in ])am})hlet form the following ex- 

 cerpts from the " Agriculture of Massachusetts," 1908 : 

 " Artificial hatching and rearing of chickens, as applied to 

 ' south shore roasters ; ' " " Renovating old orchards ; " 

 " Strawberry culture ; " " Some sheep topics for INFassachu- 

 setts farmers ; " " Potato-groAving suggestions ; " and " Drain- 

 age;" also, the annual reports of the Chief of the Cattle 

 Bureau, the Dairy Bureau, the State ISTursery Inspector and 

 the first annual report of the State Ornithologist. 



1 Including twenty-first annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, 217 pages. 



