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particularly in the matter of collecting data relative to the 

 milk and fruit questions; and your secretary has attended a 

 number of meetings held by the Chamber, and is at present a 

 member of the committee appointed by the Chamber to formu- 

 late an apple-grading law. 



The Massachusetts Dairymen's Association, the Massa- 

 chusetts Milk Inspectors' Association, the INIassachusetts Fruit 

 Growers' Association, the Worcester and Hampden County 

 Improvement Leagues, the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, 

 the Worcester County Agricultural Society, and many other 

 organizations have united to assist in the work of the Board, 

 and to all these the Board wishes Godspeed. 



Changes in the Board. 

 The expiration of terms resulted in the following changes in 

 the personnel of the Board: Mr. Rufus M. Smith, of the 

 Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Society, retires after three 

 years of service, and Mr. Clarence E. Hodgkins has been elected 

 to fill his place; Mr. Abner Towne, of the Hoosac Valley 

 Society, retires after three years of service, and Mr. Nathan B. 

 Flood has been elected from this society; Mr. R. H. Race, of 

 the Housatonic Society, retires after three years of service, and 

 Mr. Charles W. Freehan will assume his seat; Mr. George F. 

 Morse, of the Worcester East Society, retires after six years of 

 service, and Mr. Arthur C. Hawkins has been chosen his 

 successor; Mr. L. E. Fletcher, of the Worcester North Associa- 

 tion, retires after three years of service, and Dr. Henry D. 

 Clark has been elected to the Board in his place. The vacancy 

 caused by the deposition of Mr. Fred F. Walker as Com- 

 missioner of Animal Industry will be filled temporarily by the 

 acting commissioner. Dr. Lester H. Howard. 



Work of the Office. 

 The added interest in agriculture among the people and the 

 increased activities of the Board are directly reflected by the 

 greater demands on the working force in the office of the Board. 

 Each new project requires original thought and investigation 

 and more or less correspondence. The work of editing and 

 supervising the printing and distribution of the numerous 



