TABLK OF C^ONTENTS. 



State Board of Agriculture, 1913, 



Report of the Secretary, . . : 



Summary of Crop Conditions, 1912, 



Public Winter Meeting of the Board at South Framinghani, 



Address of Welcome by John P. Bowditch, 



Response for the Board by John Bursley, 



Lecture: Heredity and the Dairy Cow. By Prof. J. IM.Trueman 

 Lecture: Some Phases of the Milk Problem in New England 



By Mr. Ivan C. Weld, 



Lecture: Dairying an Important Factor in Agriculture, as 



demonstrated in European Countries. By Prof. Oscar Erf 

 Lecture: Storage of Apples. By Prof. F. C. Sears, 

 Lecture: Some Practical Points in the Management of Poultry 



for Egg Production. By Prof. J. E. Rice, 

 Lecture: Growing Small Fruits and Berries. By Mr. Wilfrit 



Wheeler, 



Lecture: Recent Advancements in Market Gardening. By 



Prof. R. L. Watts, 



Summer Field Meeting of the Board at Lowell, . 



Essaj'^: Pork Making for Massachusetts F^irmers. By Dr. Geo 



M. Twitchell, 



Essay: Irrigation in Massachusetts. By Mr. Henry M. Howard 

 Essay: Silos and Silage. By Mr. H. 0. Daniels, 

 pjssay: Ducks and Geese. By I\Ir. John H. Robinson, 

 E.ssay: Pruning the Apple Tree. By Dr. C. D. Jarvis, 

 Essay: Some Suggestions on Barn Building. By Prof. J. A 



Foord, 



Eleventh Annual Report of the State Nursery Inspector, . 

 Fifth Annual Report of the State' Ornithologist, . 

 Third Annual Report of the State Apiary Inspector, . 

 Twenty-second Annual Report of the State Dairy Bureau, 

 Ninth Annual R(^port of the State Foi'ester, .... 

 Returns of the Incorporated Agricultural Societies, 

 Directory of Agricultural Organizations, .... 

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