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the associations and the Board into a closer relationship, but 

 also serving as a source of encouragement and profit to the 

 different societies to feel that there was an active interest on 

 the part of the Board in their welfare and progress 



Bulletins of Massachusetts Agriculture. 

 The demand for these bulletins, which probably form the 

 most important series of publications of the Board, has again 

 shown a rapid gro^vth, and it has been necessary to issue new 

 editions of three of the five bulletins. At the time of the last 

 annual report the supply of the second edition of Bulletin No. 2, 

 entitled "Orcharding," was exhausted, and plans were under 

 way for the third edition. This was issued in May, 1912, 

 under the title, "Apple Growing," as it was thought that this 

 subject more accurately described the contents of the bulletin. 

 An index was also compiled and added to this bulletin, it 

 being felt that this would add to the availability of the knowl- 

 edge contained in the various articles. This feature will be 

 incorporated with all future editions of these bulletins. Several 

 articles contained in the second edition were dropped from this 

 issue and new material added to take their places and to further 

 strengthen the bulletin. This process will be continued with 

 each edition, thus keeping the bulletins strictly up to date. 

 Bulletin No. 1, entitled "Poultry Culture," was also reprinted 

 this year, making the third edition of this popular publication. 

 The census figures contained in this bulletin were revised by 

 adding an appendix to the volume, giving the recent figures of 

 the 1910 federal census in regard to the industry. An index 

 was also added to this bulletin. Another feature was incor- 

 porated with this edition of Bulletin No. 1, which is an extremely 

 valuable one and which will form a part of other bulletins 

 in the future. This is a bibliography of other available literature 

 on the subjects treated in the bulletin, including bulletins 

 published by the different experiment stations and by the 

 government, and also a list of books upon the subjects which 

 are available and the prices of them. In December the second 

 edition, revised, of Bulletin No. 4, entitled "Small Fruits and 

 Berries," was received from the printer. This also contains 

 an index and bibliography. All three of these bulletins are now 



