No. 123.] RECLAMATION, ETC. 95 



Material for two publications has been prepared, one on 

 agricultural legislation of the year in Massachusetts, the other 

 on the drainage law, presenting the complete text of the law 

 and a brief explanation. Further work has been done on a 

 manual of agricultural laws, but this cannot be finished until 

 a complete index of the recent compilation of the General Laws 

 is available. 



During the year investigations were made of two doubtful 

 promotion schemes which seemed likely to result in loss to 

 Massachusetts farmers. The information secured warranted 

 action against both these enterprises. One of them had been 

 represented here by a salesman who left New England before 

 we were notified of his activities. A general warning against 

 his concern was sent out to agricultural authorities in all the 

 New England States. The second had an office in Boston. An 

 informal complaint against it was sent to the Commission on 

 Public Utilities, which was soon after notified that the concern 

 would not attempt to sell more stock in Massachusetts. Warn- 

 ings against this second concern were also sent to agricultural 

 authorities throughout this section. The detailed investigation 

 of this enterprise was conducted by the Division of Dairying 

 and Animal Husbandry. 



The counsel has continued the collection of information about 

 the vegetable growing industry which was begun in another 

 division. This is not yet completed. 



