Chop Report for the Month of September, 1907. 



Office of State Board of Agriculture, 

 Boston, Mass., Oct. 1, 1907. 



Bulletin 'No. 5, Crop Report for September, is herewith 

 presented. The article in this month's issue differs in char- 

 acter from those ordinarily given, as it does not deal with 

 the culture or management of any farm crop, animal or 

 product. It is, nevertheless, upon a subject of vital impor- 

 tance to all farmers, particularly in view of the numerous and 

 increasing insect pests which the farmer now has to meet. 

 It is entitled " Statutory Bird Protection in Massachusetts," 

 and is by Edward Howe Forbush, ornithologist of the Board. 

 It gives a history of the protection of birds in the Common- 

 wealth from colonial times, and also contains interesting 

 conclusions and suggestions for future improvement in the 

 protection of the farmer's feathered friends. 



Progress of the Season. 



The monthly report of the Crop Reporting Board of the 

 Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture (Crop 

 Reporter for September, 1907) shows the condition of corn 

 on September 1 to have been 80.2, as compared with 82.8 a 

 month earlier, 90.2 in 1906, 89.5 in 1905, and a ten-year 

 average of 81. 



The average condition of spring wheat when harvested 

 was 65.5, against 75.6 a month earlier, 83.4 in 1906, 87.3 

 in 1905, and 66.2 in 1904. 



The average condition of the oat crop when harvested was 

 65.5, against 75.6 a month earlier, 81.9 in 1906, 90.3 in 

 1905, and a ten-year average of 82. 



The average condition of barley when harvested was 78.5, 

 against 84.5 on August 1, 89.4 on September 1, 1906, 87.8 

 in 1905, and a ten-year average of 84.3. 



