i'age 2 



Helping with problems of quality control .md flock health 

 problems of mar et egg producers. 



The division has boen active in t'/>e formation of the New 

 England i.gg Council - an organization of dealers and .iroducers 

 interested in .iroittoting New Engl, nd brown egf;s. 



The diV'6-on personnel is called u <on .Tianj' tioies to Sj^eak 

 to Service Clubs, Granges, 4-iI groups, and F.F.A, cnajters re- 

 garding the wirk of the division. 



The division froa time to time plans radio and television 

 programs featiring eggSf .--oultry and turkpy throughout the year* 



We cooperate with the oultry and Egg National board and 

 Indtistry reoole in the romotion of egcs and poultry. 



The division contlniies to cooerate with the Livestock 

 Disease Control Division and the Departr.ent of Veterinary 

 Science Laborat ry at the Inivcrstty of Jiassachusetts in the 

 testini^ of fancy exhibition stock and baatam flocks for imllorum- 

 ty!.>hoid disease before they enter the birds in any oultry show. 



General Law, amended by Chapter 270, of the Acts of 1927, 



The Poultry Division administers t e provie i-ons of an 

 agreement between the Massachusetts te, artment of Agriculture with 

 the United States iie.iartment of Agriculture in the National i oultry 

 and National T rkey I'lans, 



Also aj^reenents with the U,S,D,A, i'ederal - State Hatching 

 Funds Programs, Egg Quality control from producer through jnarketing 

 channels to consuT.er, Ueveloping or ex sanding market -otential 

 for agricultural products. 



