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of the west, even in the latter's own specialty, and that it is 

 still possible to grow this crop to perfection on our fields. 

 The other exhibits in the halls of the Worcester Society 

 amply showed that quality as well as quantity was to be found 

 here. With a remarkable corn year and a splendid crop to 

 draw from an artistic success was assured, but the financial 

 success of the exposition was made possible by the generous 

 donations of the agricultural societies. I make no question 

 that this show will be repeated in fnture years, and there is 

 nothing that gives a greater impetus to our agriculture than 

 the holding of such expositions. By showing others what 

 we can do we show ourselves, and set a mark to be aimed 

 at in the future. 



The IRew Englaa^d Fruit Show of 1911. 

 The splendid fruit show held at Boston in 1909 will be 

 repeated during the coming year, according to plans as now 

 outlined. With the attention that is now being paid to 

 apple growing, as well as other lines of fruit culture, and the 

 general interest in the subject, it would be strange, indeed, 

 if the record of a year ago were not surpassed. That this 

 Board will co-operate is certain, that the societies will deal 

 generously with the show I am convinced, and that the gen- 

 eral public will respond as never before to an exposition of 

 this sort I thoroughly believe. 



The Farm Cataeogije. 

 The Legislature of 1909 authorized the Board to collect 

 all necessary information in regard to the oj^portunities for 

 developing the agricultural resources of the Commonwealth 

 by the reoccupancy of idle or partly improved farms and 

 farm lands, and cause the facts so obtained and a statement 

 of the advantages offered to be circulated where and in such 

 manner as the said Board considered for the best interests 

 of the Coinmonwealth, and appropriated $1,000 for the pur- 

 pose. Your secretary investigated the subject carefully, 

 and became convinced that the interests of the Common- 

 wealth were best to be served by a publication on optimistic 



