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Boards of Agriculture, State Departments of Agriculture, and the various 

 Agricultural Associations. It is hoped that a feasible solution of the 

 problem will be found. 



Another form of College extension work similar to the farming train is 

 the educational exhibit at the Fairs. The Poultry Department at the 

 University of Maine has already agreed to furnish educational exhibits at 

 several of the large Fall Fairs in the state, at the state poultry show at Port- 

 land in December, and at the Boston Poultry Show at Boston in January. 

 The equipment of these exhibits will be similar to that of the farming 

 train, except that the incubators and brooders will be omitted and such 

 things as practical demonstrations in the killing, dressing and packing of 

 poultry, and the sorting and packing of eggs will be substituted. These 

 exhibits at the poultry shows are especially serviceable in bringing the 

 prominent poultrymen of the state in much closer touch with the work of 

 the College, and also in allowing the College men to get better acquainted 

 with the poultrymen. 



I believe that the poultry exhibit at Fairs can be made to have a powerful 

 influence for good. Our poultry shows are doing a lot of good work now; 

 but there is an immense field to be covered. More attention must be given 

 to the utility side. The fanciers are realizing this, and in many places the 

 show management is willing and glad to have the College Poultry Depart- 

 ments come forward and help them build up their show and Association 

 work in this way. 



