xxviii BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Legislation. 



The legislation of 1909 having reference to the Board of 

 Agriculture or to the agricultural societies was as follows: 

 " An Act making appropriations for salaries and expenses 

 in the office of the State Board of Agriculture, and for sundry 

 agricultural expenses " (chapter 56) ; " An Act to regulate 

 the payment of bounties to agricultural societies " (chapter 

 133) ; " An Act to authorize the State Board of Agriculture 

 to collect and circulate information relating to idle or partly 

 improved farms and farm lands" (chapter 212) ; "An Act 

 to authorize the State Board of Agriculture to appoint a 

 State Nursery Inspector and to provide for the protection of 

 trees and shrubs from injurious insects and diseases " (chap- 

 ter 444). 



Extracts feom the Trespass Laws. 



The demand for these printed extracts from the trespass 

 law was exceeded only by that of 1908. The records show 

 that during the year Y58 individuals applied for coj)ies of 

 the extracts, either by mail or at the office. The number 

 supplied individuals, on request, since the law took effect, 

 is as follows: 1905, 2,234; 1906, 3,468; 1907, 2,439; 1908, 

 3,715 ; 1909, 3,595. Prior to April 1 last in order to com- 

 ply with the law, 870 copies printed on paper were supi)lied 

 post-offices for public posting. 



AVhile the law limits to five the uumber that may be sup- 

 plied any one individual in any one year, and makes no pro- 

 vision for the sale of additional copies, and while it would 

 ap])ear that this number would be inadequate to jiropcrly 

 jiost large estates, it would seem allowable and feasible for 

 owners or caretakers of such large estates to have copies to 

 any number made by their local printer. Testimony given 

 at this office goes to show that the posters are considered very 

 efficacious in the })rote('tion especially of kitchen and fruit 

 gardens and other small holdings. Llowever, if properly 

 posted in conspicuous places they undoubtedly act as a deter- 

 rent on large estates as well as small. 



