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MEETINGS ATTSNDED BY THE DIRECTOR DURING 1970-1971 



Met with Commissioner Chandler and Mr. Boody of the Insurance 



Rating Bureau to get reduced Workmen's Compensation Insurance 



for the apple growers. After various meetings and a survey of 



the needs of the growers we finally received a reduction in the 



cost of the insurance premiums for the fruit growers in Massachusett;s. 



Met with the Massachusetts Turkey growers for their annual meeting 

 to discuss the new Meat Inspection program. 



Participated in Massachusetts Poultry Association directors 

 meeting . 



Attended the New England Egg Marketing Association annual meeting. 



Was requested to check two egg packaging plants to reccrinend 

 changes to improve quality of eggs being packa;2;ed in the plants. 

 RecoEEiendaticr-s were ~ad.e and the quality of eggs iron These 

 plants showed a uarl-vd inprove-ient. 



Met with Mr. Janes Tor!-:, Area Supervisor cf egr grading and 

 Willian Sutherlin of the Boston office in regards to the part the 

 poultry division will play in carrying out the provisions of the 

 New Egg processing Act of 1970. Any work by the State personnel 

 will be reimbursed by the Federal Government. 



Guest speaker at the Peabody Grange on the work of the Division 

 of Poultry. 



Participated in the tour of some of our States outstanding agri- 

 cultural enterprises for the legistators. 



Guest speaker at the annual meeting of the United Cooperative 

 Farmers' Association, to speak on the New Egg Law. 



