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proposed Federal regulations for the protection of migratory 

 birds, and participated in the deliberations of the Board at 

 St. Paul in September. 



The Board of Agriculture co-operated with the State Grange 

 and the Massachusetts Audubon Society in the celebration of 

 Bird Day at Dudley and Amherst, in which the children of the 

 public schools participated. Mr. Forbush spoke at these meet- 

 ings, and he has delivered altogether nearly fifty lectures and 

 addresses during the year, most of them illustrated by stere- 

 opticon. 



The Dairy Bureau. 



The Dairy Bureau has found more violations of oleomargarine 

 and renovated butter laws than for some years previous, 93 

 cases having been prosecuted and 93 convictions obtained. 



The clean milking contest has been continued, but on account 

 of shortage of help on dair}^ farms the number of entries was 

 less than in 1916. 



A new proposition has been advanced by the Bureau, viz., 

 a grade heifer contest for calves born between April 1, 1917, 

 and July 31, 1918, prizes for which are to be awarded in the 

 autumn of 1918. The need of more and better dairy cows is 

 great, and it has been thought wise to encourage the raising of 

 the best heifer calves. 



The members of the Bureau and the general agent made a 

 brief investigation of dairy conditions in the State of Vermont. 



Mr. Harwood attended two food conferences in Washington, 

 District of Columbia, and a mass meeting of dairy interests at 

 the National Dairy Show, Columbus, Ohio. He has delivered 

 fifteen lectures and written a number of folders and leaflets on 

 milk, milk products and the food value of milk. Some 200,000 

 copies of these publications have been distributed. 



Mr. Lombard attended the annual meeting of the International 

 Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors at Washington, and 

 was elected president of the organization for the ensuing year. 



On the whole, the year has been one of success, and full de- 

 tails of the work may be found in the twenty-seventh annual 

 report of the Dairy Bureau. 



