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Birds, conservation of, in Russia, . . . . . . • . . 100 



destruction of, by the elements, ....... 87 



distribution and migration of, bureau of information concerning, . 99 



increase of, .......... 99 



legislation concerning, ......... 79 



list of, found dead, ......... 93 



list of lectures and lecturers on, . . . . . . .78 



unusual flights of, ......... 99 



Blister rust, white pine, regarding, ........ 37, 61 



Bounty, agricultural, need of legislation providing for, .... 43 



poultry premiums, table of societies receiving, .... 43 



Boy labor, use of, on farms, ......... 16 



Boys' and Girls' Club work, concerning, ...... 44 



funds available for, . . . . .168 



co-operation of Public Safety Committee in, . 165 



fourth annual report on, by George L. Farley, 165 



Brood diseases of bees, .......... 109 



Butter business in Boston, relating to, ...... . 134 



consumption of Boston output, ....... 129 



creamery, table showing average quotations for, . . . . 133 



violations of law relating to, ....... 40 



wholesale market price of, ....... . 129 



Camps for boy farm help, ..... 



Chinese Coolie, use of, in agriculture. 

 Cicada, appearance of, at Martha's Vineyard, . 

 Condensed milk, tables showing receipts of, at Boston, 

 Conservation, food, ...... 



Contests, Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club work, . 



Dairy Bureau, regarding. 

 Coolie, Chinese, use of, in agriculture, 

 Corn, 1917 acreage, ...... 



Cows, dairy, assessed in Massachusetts, . 

 Cranberry crop, damage to, by frost, 

 Creameries, list of, in Massachusetts, 

 Credits, rural, . . . . . 



Crops of 1917, . . ■ 



Cultivation of herbs, ...... 



Dacknowski, A. P., investigations by, in regard to the wet lands of the State, 24 

 Dairy Bureau, the, concerning, 



contest, grade heifer, concerning, 



rules for, . 



exhibits by, .... 



at dairy products show, 

 financial statement of, 

 general agent of, conferences and conventions attended 



by, 



lectures by, .... 



investigations by, ...... 



personnel of, ...... . 



police work of, tables relating to, ... 



publications, . . . . 



twenty-seventh annual report of, by P. M. Harwood, 

 Dairy Products Show, exhibit by Dairy Bureau at, . 



