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This volume also contains reference lists of other laws, as 

 follows: dairy, 1785-1901; horse, 1788-1901; dog, 1791- 

 1901; forestry, 1853-1901; fertilizer, 1869-1901. 



A companion volume has been prepared, in which to pre- 

 serve copies of similar laws, beginning with the year 1902. 



Considerable material of historical interest, particularly 

 that relating to the State Board of Agriculture, has been 

 collected, and there is now in the custody of the librarian 

 much data which may prove of value should a history of the 

 Board or of other agricultural organizations be written. 

 The librarian has in mind the preparation of what might be 

 termed a history of organized agriculture in Massachusetts 

 in the nineteenth century, for preservation in the office, or 

 for publication, as the Board might determine. A brief his- 

 tory of the movement leading up to the formation of the 

 State Board of Agriculture has already been compiled ; also 

 data covering the first ten years of the Board's existence. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. H. FOWLER, 



Librarian. 



