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Tocational agricultural, F.F.A. and 4-H sgpiculturs;! contests, etc. 

 Silver aedalfs in recognition of 4-H achiev^ijn^nt vrere avardeti? to the out- 

 I) standing A-B. boy and girl in the State: David Deveno of E»mpden County 

 and Patricia Va.s«i of Plymouth Co-unty, A tnird Kiedal wag given to the 

 vinnep of the annusl Voc.-itionRl Agrtcultur&l Public Speaking Contest held 

 at the University of Massachusetts. 1516 4-E ^amp st Asiherst w&s pcsrtiaiiy 

 financed tiy an allotment from the Division. 



|50#00 was contributed toward the ^ovsrnor»s gr^en pasture award* 

 #ii63.60 in honorariums va;!- pi-Xd by the I^ivislcn to speakers at Mgricul- 

 tursi meetings, as follovsx MsssachUEGtts Fruit i^ro-*ers Associ'tion 

 annual meeting held in J^snuary, ^438.60; Massachusetts Poultry Associa- 

 tion annual meeting held in March, 125.00. The Division also bought 

 scnlec for veighing animals, vhich v,ere delivered to the University of 

 Masi-RChuscttp. 



Brockton F-^ir vas h=9ld this yesr July 8-14, end th'? I?t.^.te bulTding 

 '' on the tsTounds x&s open all seven days, i^he central fe-ture ox t,::e front 

 section of the building horiored the U. S. Department of -«.grici:.lture 

 Centennirl and vas rievoloned in red, vhite anA bluo, '■■Ith ?' r^ictvre of 

 Lincoln, under v/hosa Preai.ency the Department of Agriculturs v^'.s founded, 

 JSxhiDlts of the Massftcimsettii Departaient of Agriculture were the i>ivi5ioii 

 of Plant Pert Control, shoving propagation of plants, c?id the ^ivl«lon of 

 Mark'Sts, showing various types of lavn grasses. Other exhibits included 

 the Christm-rs tr^a*? industry, poultry cooking, beekespers, "<J. S. Department 

 of Agriculture, H?lt \-.nter fish, veg'^tablas, cannin;:, .nd the University 

 of Kas •;acnuKett£. There ves ?d.so r displcy by Packard Nursery of flov.'ors 

 and shrubs, a Sandvich glass exhibition, and an exhibit of ducklings , 

 Mass:'Chusett« ^ro-Hicts vore &-old. 

 , At the Hassi.chusetts Stat© Bxiilding at Western ^^tttes Srpoiiition, 



West Springfield, held Beptember 15-23, thv^re vas displ-ysd ?t the entrance 

 and front fcyer a garden and four exiiibits of Vi^ricus types of flovers. 



