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experiencing an ever-increasing demand, indicating not only 

 the increased interest in agricultural topics, but also attesting 

 to the fact that the public is becoming more universally aware 

 of the fact that such literature is available. The unsolicited 

 expressions of commendation of these different publications 

 are very gratifying, and are increasing in proportion to the 

 greater demand. The supply of Bulletin No. 3, on ''Grasses 

 and Forage Crops," is now running low, aiid a new edition of 

 this bulletin will soon be necessary. This will be published, re- 

 vising the material already in the publication and adding any 

 new material that is deemed timely and of value. It is pro- 

 posed to issue a bulletin on dairying during the present winter 

 or spring, or as soon as sufficient material can be gathered 

 together for the purpose. Several other bulletins on different 

 subjects are badly needed and will be issued as fast as funds 

 and opportunity will permit. 



Chop Reports. 

 The monthly crop reports were issued during the past year 

 from May to October, as usual. Several issues contained 

 articles and information of special and timely interest in addition 

 to the regular information. The special bulletins contained 

 in the different issues for the year were, in order, as follows : 

 "Pork making for Massachusetts farmers," by Dr. Geo. M. 

 Twitchell; "Irrigation in Massachusetts," by Henry M. 

 Howard; "Silos and silage," by H. O. Daniels; "Ducks and 

 geese," by John H. Robinson; "Pruning the apple tree," by 

 Dr. C. D. Jarvis; and "Some suggestions on barn building," 

 by Prof. J. A. Foord. The editions for the different months 

 consisted of the following numbers: May, 7,900; June, 7,900; 

 July, 7,900; August, 7,900; September, 8,000; October, 8,200. 

 The largest previous edition was that for October, 1910, w^hich 

 consisted of 7,300 copies. Considering the fact that the mailing 

 list for the Crop Report had not been revised for some years, 

 and also taking into consideration the fast increasing size of 

 the list, it w^as decided to revise it, and a plan for this purpose 

 was formulated in this office, the result of the execution of 

 which will be that the size of the list for 1913 will be considerably 

 smaller. This plan was carried into effect with the October 



