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fecting station publications, and return them in the event of non- 

 delivery. These facts make it very apparent also that frequent 

 revision of mailing lists is a necessity if wasteful distribution 

 of reports and bulletins is to be avoided. There is little doubt 

 that our lists for other States and for foreign countries also need 

 revision, and this work will be undertaken as soon as conditions 

 make it possible. 



The extent to which our general publications circulate is made 

 apparent b}^ the following statement of the inimbers in our 

 lists : — 



Residents of Massachusetts, 13,098 



Residents of other States, 2,102 



Residents of foreign countries, 196 



Newspapers, 512 



Libraries, 288 



Exchanges, ......... 112 



The number of additions to our general mailing lists on direct 

 application of the parties concerned during the past year has 

 been 1,500. 



In addition to the above lists, our publications are sent to 

 those on the general Washington list, which includes members 

 of the faculties and station staffs in agricultural colleges and 

 experiment stations. The total number of addresses on this 

 list is 2,350. 



We use also the following special mailing lists : — 



Cranberry growei's, 1,424 



Beekeepers, 2,475 



Meteorological, . 373 



Asparagus Substation^ Concord. 

 The work at this substation has made very satisfactory prog- 

 ress. All details connected with the local execution of plans 

 for planting, fertilization and culture have been, as heretofore, 

 faithfully and skillfully looked after by Mr. Charles W. Pres- 

 cott, from whom the land in use has been leased, and to whom 

 the work has from the first been indebted for many valuable 

 suggestions and services characterized by most unusual enthusi- 

 asm and d(»v()tion. 



