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copies were printed, and "The Common Storage of Fruits and 

 Vegetables," by Edward Howe Forbush, which ran through one 

 edition of 3,000 copies, and is now in its second edition of a Hke 

 number. 



The other pubHcations were equally well received, and we 

 have had many letters of commendation on the thoroughness 

 with which the various subjects were treated. 



Bulletins of Massachusetts Ageiculture. 



Bulletin No. 1, on "Poultry Culture," fifth edition revised, 

 was the only one published this year. This bulletin, of which 

 4,000 copies were printed, consists of 159 pages, and contains 

 several new articles, among which are "Opportunities in 

 Poultry Culture in Massachusetts," by John C. Graham; 

 "Natural Incubation and Rearing of Poultry," by Charles E. 

 Allen; "Breeding and selecting Fowls for Egg Production," by 

 James E. Rice, and "Capons and Caponizing," by Henry D. 

 Smith. 



It was hoped to add a new bulletin to the series this year, 

 but the call for the other publications of the Board so heavily 

 taxed the appropriation for "dissemination" that this was not 

 possible. 



