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20, inclusive, exhibits of honey and bee products, dairy statis- 

 tics and corn were made, and the sum of $375 cash and eight 

 special ribbons were offered as corn show prizes. 



At the Home Beautiful Exposition, Mechanics' Building, 

 Boston, April 15 to 29, a comprehensive exhibit of Massachu- 

 setts agriculture was made. A 12-cow dairy in operation, with 

 complete milk and wash room equipment and a milk laboratory 

 for the chemical, physical and bacteriological analysis of all 

 milk produced and handled, was shown. Two beef breeds of 

 cattle were showm, — Aberdeen Angus and Hereford. Colony 

 poultry houses showing 4 utility breeds, — Leghorns, Plymouth 

 Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds, — baby chicks 

 with electric brooders, and a bank display of Massachusetts 

 eggs completed the poultry exhibit. Food and fur rabbits and 

 hares were also shown. Floriculture and horticulture had a 

 prominent place, and a model greenhouse showing indoor 

 vegetable growing attracted much attention. A model garden 

 laid out with walks, green plots, flowering plants and shrubs com- 

 pleted the exhibit. The model dairy and milk plant were of great 

 value in showing the consumer how^ to produce clean, pure milk. 



In the State Building at the Eastern States Exposition, 

 Springfield, September 17 to 23, inclusive, each Division of the 

 Department put up a much larger exhibit than ever before, and 

 as a result it became necessary to go outside the State grounds. 

 Through the courtesy of the Eastern States management space 

 was furnished and a dairy barn, with tie-ups for 15 cows, and 

 4 poultry houses were installed. The grounds about the build- 

 ing have been beautified to a great extent, and the setting is a 

 very beautiful one. 



At the Brockton Fair, October 3 to 7, a general agricultural 

 information booth was established, and the Department as- 

 sisted in the arranging, staging and installing of all the exhibits 

 in the horticultural department of the fair. 



The Department allotted the sum of $100 to the Essex 

 County Corn Show at Hathorne March 16. 



Sixteen poultry associations and one rabbit club received 

 prize money allotments. Department medals were offered at 

 23 fairs and 3 poultry shows, and the Boys' and Girls' Club 

 Camp at the Massachusetts Agricultural College was financed 

 by the Department. 



The 109 fairs mentioned as receiving allotments of State 



