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In cormlionee with t!»e provisions' of Qip$»fcer 128 of the General Laws, I an -filing herewith the report of the Hopartstent of Agriculture

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iniasioner of Agrieultur MTAI tmsm. tomtom Donald Crooks, North BrooUf ield Worcester July John Prentice, Plymouth Plymouth July, Stephen Tavilla, Lexington Middlesex: July, Antone L, Rose, Taunton Bristol July, 1971 Sarle P. Parsons, Hadley HUMVhSaMUN ' July, 1972 Tony Andrews, East Falmouth Barnstable July, 19: Amerieo Csvaliaro, Norwood >rfol' July, 1974

Commissioner of Agriculture tries H. MeNsnara, Stought

Asst. Conra'r of Agriculture Myron A» Maiew- Whately

> trying & Animal Husbandry J, *'eter Griff in, Boston nimal Health Edward It, Dwyer, Weymouth Markets ( Di rector Nathaniel Xllcten, Scituate

(Asst. director) Join* J, Fitsgerald, Fall I Plant Pest Control (Director) Peter C. Kusmiski, Randol

(Asst* Director) j*ren . ihepard, Eirookton Pairs (Director) E. Gerry Mansfield, Peabody Poultry & Poultry Products Charles F. Shelnut, Senervi;;

Apiary Inspect ion Chief Apiary Inspector VmamA Bonding & licensing of 4ilk Dealers e* Poultry Dealers Senior Bonding Invent T. Walsh, Boston Inspection of Mink Farms Investigator of Mink Farms Flynn Senior Attorney John J, McColgan

State Reclamation Doard: Edward Wright, Dedhan - Chairman John J. McColgan, Department of Apiculture Harold D. Rose, Department of Public Healtit Charles J. Cannon, Yarmouth, Executive See'y of the Beard ^SlflS STATELIER: oT

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FOREWORD

Americo Cavallaro was appointed to the State Board of Agriculture on October 10, 1967, succeeding Howard H. Murphy, whose term had expired.

Through action of the 1968 General Court the title of the "Division of Livestock and Disease Control" was changed to the "Division of Animal Health".

Peter Kuzmiski was appointed Director of Plant Pest Control on February 5, 1968 and Warren Shepard was appointed Assistant Director of Plant Pest Control on February 25* 1968.

Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry J. Peter Griffin, Director

ANNUAL REPORT

July 1, 1967 - June 30, 1968

The closing of smaller pasteurization plants in this Common- wealth continues, while a few others are being renovated in order to handle much larger volumes of milk. The division

•continues to have problems with those operators who are at- tempting to transfer milk at locations that does not meet with the sanitary regulations of this state. Investigations are still being carried. on concerning milk that might be shipped into this Commonwealth from sources not registered.

4 The possible sale of imitation milk is in the offing. Imi- tation milk can be either one of two products. It can be vegetable fat mixed with milk solids or skim milk or it can be solely a vegetable fat that has no milk constituent in it, In either event it is unlawful to sell such products in Massachusetts because of the provisions of the present

laws.

Packages of imitation milk have been purchased in New York

State for the purpose of testing them for palatability and flavor. It - is the opinion of our Massachusetts flavor specialists that imitation milk made with vegetable oil other than coconut oil will be unacceptable to the consumer because of the off-flavors.

Inspection of dairy farms continues as provided by Chapter

94, Section 16 - 16 I of the General Laws. On January 1,1968

r we issued 9662 Certificates of Registration to dairy fr ?*i^ ....

outside the Commonwealth. On July 1, 1967, 1721 Certificates were issued to farms within the State. Our inspection of private water supplies is moving along well. We estimate that more than 60$ of the farms in Massachusetts have had the private water supplies tested for "construction and bacteria and approved.

The Mastitis Control program has been expanded this year.

More herds have come into the program than ever 'before. -

Another new item has hit the milk industry. Milk is being sold in all plastic reusable gallon containers. These packages are washed in the conventional bottle washer in the- plant, but it is the opinion of many regulatory agencies that further safeguards should be used. If gasoline, oil, or other such products should be put in the plastic container, it is felt that the bottle washer cannot completely remove the hydro carbons. Additional detecting devices are proposed to discard any plastic container not free of hydro carbons as it leaves the bottle washing machine.

Inspection of milk transportation facilities and milk plants is being carried on as provided by Section 16J and 1'6K of

Chapter 94 of the General Laws.

A copy of the statistical report for the year is attached. ... : DXY1SIQN YEARLY YEAR ..dairy V./' r SK.report por^B^S op July, 67 to June 19 68 FARMS

Farms inspected!! c;7h • Approved 8,870 Not approved 2.705

Farms reinspected 2,908 Approved 2 9 176 Not approved 732

Hearings requested 45 Farms suspended 91 Reinstated 49

Other visits: Farms 1576 Dealers „^tcSiL„™____.Ins P ectors^iJi9. Complaints Days Investigated 45 Other Wor k_^17Q O ffice 79 M eetings 108

PLANTS

Plants inspectedjlj52_ApprovedJjjj>^__Not a PP rove d__19 _Spot checked 55

TESTS OR CHECKS

Temp 4319 Sediment 630 Bacteria 572 Caustic 22 Alkaline _J?8 Cans Milk Graded 1977 Rejected; 44 Checked^52^ Condemned 140

Tank Trucks checked^l^Vi/olations_jX)_Other trucks 77 Violations 20

R. R. Tank Cars checked 15 Violations 2

" FIAVOR • days No, Samples^S2_Flavor School s___8 Vo-Ag Training__JLjFotal , ia PROTEIN No, samples collected S17Q Total days 40 __ MASTITIS

Samples r- Herds sampled Cows sampled Collected- 765 52,294 127 r Q6Q

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' 'Days sampling milk powder 6 Butter and cheese 38.

ADMINISTRATION (DO NOT USE THIS SPACE)

Hearings held 1 Meetings attended 14 Work with Insp. 4-g

Days at 'office 142 in field 72 Complaints 6

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Miles: State Car 594,975 Private auto 14,899

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AiWUAL itiPORT

JULY 1, 1967 - JUKE 30, 1968 ! REPORT OF THE DIVISION OP ANIMAL HEALTH

July 1, 1967 — - June 30, 1968

To the Commissioner of Agriculture:

In accordance with Section 3& 9 Chapter 129, General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Acts of 1932, I herewith submit the report of the Division of Animal Health for the fiscal J+*r$ July 1, 196? to June 30, 1963, inclusive.

During the fiscal year 1968, there were no serious outbreaks of diseases over which, the Division has jurisdiction*

A bill was passed by the Legislature providing for the slaughtering of hogs affected with or exposed to Hog Cholera and the payment by the Commonwealth of indemnity to the owners.

We appreciate the fine cooperation that we received from the Animal Health Division, United States Department of Agriculture.

Following is information an. 5 statistics in detail covering the various activities of the Division,

Respectfully submitted,

Edward M, Dwyer Director .

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There were three thousand one hundred and ninety-six (3,196) tuberculin herd tests, one hundred four thousand five hundred and thirty-nine (1014,53?) animal teats applied to which five ($) head of cattle were declared reactors as compared with two thousand eight hundred and twenty-ei.^ht (2,826) tuberculin herd tests and one hundred six thousand five hundred and twenty-three (106,523^ animal tests applied the previous fiscal year to which thirty-one (31) head of cattle reacted*

Four (I;) of the five (?) head declared to be reactors were reported as having "no gross lesions" of tuberculosis at time of slaughter.

Five hundred and six (5<)6) herds containing five thousand seven hundred and fourteen ($ $ J\\\) head of cattle, included in the census report of June 30 $ 1967, were disposed of by the owners prior to the census period ending June 30# 196,.

One hundred and ninety-seven (197) herds containing one thousand two hundred and twenty (1,220) head of cattle to which testing has not previously been conducted are included in the census report of the period ending June 30, 1966,

Tuberculin tests are conducted by State and lederal accredited veterinarians under a State and Federal Cooperative Plan for the establishment of tuberculosis- free nerds and the eradication of bovine tuberculosis*

Following Is a summary oi tuberculin tests as made by veterinarians for the twelve-month period of this report!

HERDS IAD 2ACT0RS Veterinarians naid by the State on a salary basis 611 20,14014 1

Veterinarians paid by the Federal Government on a salary basis 58 1,560 2

Veterinarians paid by the State as Program Agents 2,512 9l,62| 2

Veterinarians authorized by request of and paid by the owners 15 9U7

3,196 104,539 i

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BRUCELLOSIS

The Brucellosis program has been carried on in accordance with Chapter 129, General Laws as amended by Chapter 527, Acts of 195&.

During the fiscal year 1968 owners were reimbursed for three (3) grade cattle amounting to $75>»00»

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BRUCELLOSIS

7/1/67 - 6/30/68

Negative Reactors Suspicious Others** Totals

Cattle 12,796 10 206 581 13,593

Goats 502 8 29 539

Swine ].,508 7 2k 9 1,51+8

TOTALS 11+, 806 17 238 619 15,680

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Certified Herds: CATTLE

Certified Brucellosis-Ffcee Herds 101

Cattle in Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds 5,080

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Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds Ik

Goats in Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds 205

Validated Herds: SWINE

Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds 61

Swine in Validated Brucellosis-Free i-Ierds 1,129

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This Division arranges for the tuberculin testing and blood testing of goats provided the owner signs an agreement to the effect that any goats declared as reactors to either test would be immediately disposed of for slaughter with no compensation allowed by the

Commonwealth.

Under this agreement \\Z2 goats were tuberculin tested and 31+6 blood tested, Ive (5) goats were suspicious to the test for Brucellosis, ^ne of the goats was retested and found negative. The other four (I4.) were slaughtered. bna

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CATTLE IMPORTS

7/1/67 - 6/30/68

Canada 1066 Minnesota 1168

Connecticut 1128 Hew Hampshire U9U

Delaware 297 New York 3723

Georgia 6 Ohio 12

Illinois 1 Pennsylvania 51

Iowa 8 Rhode Island 297

Kentucky 3 South Carolina 3

Maine 21 3k Vermont 621

Maryland 31+ Virginia 38

Michigan 2 Wisconsin 29U

TOTAL - 11,380

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EXPORTS JIJLY 1, 196? THRU JUKE 30, 1968 M

Interstate certificates of health were issued on three thousand five hundred fifty-nine (3*559) head of cattle; forty-two (Ij.2) goats; thirteen (lj) sheep; thirty-six (36) swine and one (1) horse, exported to o tiler states and countries, as follows:

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Canada 67 Minnesota 1 Colorado 5 Mississippi 62 Connecticut 660 New Hampshire 383 Dominican Republic 1 New Jersey 3 Florida 3 New York 636 Germany 5 North Carolina Ej.3 Guatemala 6 Ohio 19 Idaho 2 Pennsylvania 5I4 Illinois 12 Rhode Island 915 Indiana 2 Tennessee 8 Iowa 15 Vermont 56k Italy 1 Virgin Islands 8 Kentucky 23 Washington 3 Maine ijlj. Wisconsin 3 Maryland 11

Total 3,559

8 goats shipped to Connecticut 21 n * Dominican Republic 11 ft 11 " Florida 2 " w Maine Total

5 sheep shipped to New York 8 " " New Hampshire Total 13

3 swine shipped to Connecticut 2 n ft Maine 16 t» H n Mississippi 5 n n New Hampshire 6 n tr n New York tt tt tt Rhode Island Total 3

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QUARANTINE STATION AT LITTLETON

Total number of livestock received at the Farmers Live Animal Market Exchange in Littleton from Jul/ 1, 1967 to June 30, 1968 was as follows:

Cattle 17,651 Calves 25,295 Swine 25,897 Sheep 2,4 35 TOTAL 71,276

The following Massachusetts animals went through the chute:

Quarantined cattle 14 head Tuberculosis Suspects 1 n Tuberculosis Reactors 3 it Brucellosis Reactors 3 Brucellosis Suspects 5 TOTAL 2U

In addition to FLAME in Littleton, the following animals were received and sold at the Livestock Auction in Easton and the Northampton Cooperative Livestock Auction in Whately, Massachusetts:

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Cattle 9,263 Cattle 3,310 Calves 8,677 Calves 11,11*4 Sheep 137 Sheep and Goats 754 TOTAL 19,077 Swine 886 TOTAL 16,092| lol B£ i

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LICENSED DEALERS IN BOVINE ANIMALS

During the fiscal year 1968 ther« were one hundred and thirty-one (131) licenses issued to dealers in dairy and beef cattle, and one hundred and seventy-two (172) plates were sent out for use on the trucks operated by these dealers.

A total of nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-two (9,7l|2) dairy cattle and five hundred and thirty-six (536) beef cattle were reported by licensed dealers as purchased and sold.

PERMITS TO FEED GARBAGE TO SWINE

Vesicular Exanthema Program Chapter 655 - Acts of 1953

There were two hundred and fifty-two (252) Permits to Peed Garbage to Swine issued during the fiscal year 1968.

EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA

This Division received five hundred and sixty-five (565) out-of-state Health Certificates covering two thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine (2,359) horses from thirty-nine (39) States, Canada, Puerto Rico, England and Germany.

During the fiscal year 1968, we issued two hundred and forty-three (2I4.3) Certifications of Equine Examination for five hundred and eighty-five (585) horses leaving the State for Shows, Fairs, and Races.

A careful watch has disclosed not a single case of Equine Infectious Anemia for the year 1968. J

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RABIES

Under th© Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations Chapter 111, General Laws as amended by Chapter 265, Acts of 1938, Sections 6 and 7 "Dog Bite" Is declared a disease dangerous to public health*

Chapter 129, Sections 21 of the General Laws, was amended under Chapter 29, Acts of 1963 to read: "All dogs known to have bitten persons shall be quarantined for a period of ten (10) days for observation, at the end of which period, if no symptoms of rabies have developed, said animals may be released from quarantine on order of the Director •"

Investigation of reported injuries inflicted to persons by biting of dogs and the quarantining of such dogs is one of the duties of the Inspector of Animals

One thousand and forty- three (10i|3) persons were bitten by stray animals. The brains of six hundred and seventy one (671) animals were sent to Wassermann Laboratory for examination. Of that number, five hundred and thirty (530) were reported to have bitten five hundred and ninety four (5914.) persons.

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Released Destroyed Heads to Heads to Heads to Quarantined No Examina- Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory Animals tion NEGATIVE POSITIVE UNSATIS- FACTORY

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July 1,882 k (k 1 6

August 1,758 5 69 8

; September 1.U6U 2 75 2 3

October l,l|26 1 62 6

November 1,052 51 1

December 675 31

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January 756 29 1

February 725 5 28 2

March 825 h 29

April 1,1+13 2 k9 2

May 1,9!0j. 5 70 1 j k

June 1,758 3 69 1 k

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1 Dogs 15,302 30 ; i6i4. 7

j Bats 1 82 5 18 Bears 1 2 Cats 261 70 \ 3 Chimpanzees 1 Chipmunks 1 36 1^ Coyotes 1 i/WlIzvCDnnlf A"v.«tV O 1 Ferrets 1 Foxes 1 3 5 j Fox Squirrels 1 Garter Snakes 1 Gerbils 21 12 Ground Hogs 1 Guinea Pigs 3 k Hamsters U6 52 - Hogs 1 Horses 11 Kangaroo Rats 3 Kittens 5 Mice 11 33 2 Moles 9 1 Monkeys 33 2 Mt« Lions 1 Muskrats 2 5 Ocelots l

Parrots 1 ' Pet Mice 1 1 Pet Rabbits 1 1 p et Rats 1 Pigs 1 Ponies 1 Rabbits 28 2 15 3 Raccoons 13 12 Rats k 15 • Rodents 1 Shrews 2 Skunks 3 11 2 Squirrels 67 Squirrel Monk«»ys 1 Voles 2 1 12 Weasels 1 1 2 White Mice 2 h White Rats 1 1

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ACTUAL INSPECTION OF NPaT CATTLE, HORSES, SUIHB, Sffi-EP ALP OOATS

In accordance with Section 10, Chapter 129 of the General Laws the annual inspection of neat cattle, horses, swine, sheep and goats and of the premises where kept was completed.

Reports received from the cities and towns showed that inspection indicated the following informations

NEAT swun COUNTY HERDS CATTLE H0RS71S HERDS HEAD SHEEP GOATS

Barnstable 10. llj.1 577 132 71

Berkshire U36 1U,6U6 1,1*27 57 707 858 102 Bristol m 13,557 1,965 103 11,61*6 9I|8 159 Dukes 20 11*0 lUi 7 25 m 10 Essex 201 6,U90 1,683 hk 5,532 551 135

Franklin k9$ 15,^9 1,197 1,108 733 53

Hampden 30U 6,U3U 900 33 1,387 1,166 llj.2

Hampshire 1*37 13,355 951 I4.8 3,391 1,680 60

Middlesex 286 7,556 2,975 90 17,223 71U 276 Nantucket 1 36 w 27 Norfolk 133 2,9lj7 1,1466 1,379 813 93

Plymouth 230 6 , 207 1,688 $$ Ij.,12lj. 691 131.1

Suffolk 1 k % 33 Worcester 9U9 27,91*7 2,676 116 19,355 1,366 325

Totals 3,91*8 115,309 17 , ?c39 632 65,877 10,556 1 , 560

Of the total number of cattle inspected, sixty-one thousand seven hundred five (61, 705) were grade dairy cows, ten thousand eight hundred eighty-four (10,881;) were purebred dairy cows. There were also four hundred fifty-eight (1=58) purebred bulls listed.

Also there were sixty-nine donkeys, (69), seventeen (17) buffalo, fourteen (llj.) deer, eleven (11) burros, two (2) mules, two (2) elks, two (2) Longhorns, one (1) bear. inspected this year. .

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MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES

July 1, 1967 June 30 » 1968

EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS 3 flocks of pheasants and llj. horses were quarantined and released.

PULLORUM 5 flocks of birds were quarantined and released.

INFECTIOUS LARYNGOTRACHEITIS i|. flocks of poultry were quarantined and later released.

CONTAGIOUS ECTHYMA 6 flocks of sheep were quarantined (Sore Mouth) and later released.

HOG CHOLERA 2 herds of swine were quarantined and later released. II "

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Regional meetings of Inspectors of Animals were neld by the Director in the rao^th of November in Boston, Worcester and Northampton*

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DIVISION OF K/lRKEgg

Nathaniel Tilden Director

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Director

Nathaniel Tilden

A s s i s t an t D 1 rector

John J. Fitzgerald

J aire 3 M. C as sidy

MarIce t Inve s t i gators

Steve M. Olynik ' Guy L. Paris George M. Porter William A. Trakas

Ertfit and Vegetabl e In spectors

William T. Pearse Kenneth S. Williams, Jr. Richard B. Lambert' Roger S. Tonrtellot

Market Reporters

Earl H. Goodrich W. Earl Paddock

Secretaries

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Marketing is defined in many different terms by various people depending on their own situation.

To the wholesale produce man, it is a situation where a public place is available for the buying and selling of perishable products which are available for a price, depending on quality, supply and demand.

To the average consumer, it is.' family food shopping in a small independent store or i.n one of the large modern supermarkets where many thousands of different items are available for purchase.

To the Division of Markets marketing is the final phase in a chain of complicated steps that lead from the initial farm planting arid ultimately to the consumer's table. Farm marketing in Mass- achusetts is big business - direct cash, receipts returned to the farmers is over 170 million dollars and agri-business is worth

5 billion dollars annually, making' it the second largest industry in the state

Because of the many economic complexities and technological changes involved in modern perishable produce marketing, the

Division of Markets is charged with the responsibility of attempt- ing to create a better marketing climate and a more orderly marketing program for this produce and other farm products.

Essentially this task is done by providing certain vital market information, shipping point inspection, timely product promotions, and consumer protection.

Our personnel are qualified for many kinds o:^ inspection, investigation and market reporting, thus making for both economy and efficiency. '' ;>'es^ services include all fruit and Le ;

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spec-ion? at shipping points and at retail stores, purify,- £jLue-

o e e b e rry in s p e c t i n s , wh o 1 s a 1 p r i be r e p o r t i ng in Bos t on Worcester and Springfield city markets, editing Special Apple

Market Report, retail price reporting of Greater Boston Area,

Milk Flavor Programs and Crop Reporting Programs operating under

Federal-State matching .funds, inspection and certification of approved controlled atmosphere storage rooms, seed inspection and administration of this lav/, including cooperative work with the

U.S.D.A. in regard to the Federal Seed Act, administration of the apple potato and "native" labeling , and grading laws, collection of statistical marketing data, and acting as a clearing house for all press releases issued by the Department. The latest monthly crop estimates of apples, potatoes, onions and cranberries, as received by teletype by the U.S.D.A. are prepared and mailed to int ere s t e d p art ie s

The Division is responsible for the release of all publicity through radio, television, press releases -and meetings, including special promotional functions, tours of markets and agricultural growing areas to aid the better movement of locally-grown fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Detailing our many marketing services, of major importance is our Federal-State Inspection Service. For 50 continuous years all state agriculture departments in the nation have cooperated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide shipping point fruit and vegetable inspections for their own state's farm products

sachusetts has been one of the leaders in providing bhls

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eficial in creating better marketing conditions and final prod-

ucts to growers, packers, distributors , receivers and consumers.

During World War I, as markets increased in size and distance from growing areas, it was realised that some common bond of under- standing as to the quality of a particular fresh product was necessary between buyer and seller in order to effectively maintain good marketing conditions.

At that time U.S. Grades or Standards were created for the first commodity - potatoes. This grade was merely a standard of measurement to accurately tell the quality and condition of the shipment of potatoes.

-Since that early time, hundreds of different grades for all fresh commodities are now in existence.

With a memoranda of agreement between Massachusetts and the

U.S. Department of Agriculture, this state has agreed to have our own state inspectors trained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This includes sampling the product in a prescribed Federal uniform manner, keeping proper and accurate note sheets to determine final grade of the product and writing the quality, condition and final grade of the product in the proper terminology. After this training all our State inspectors are issued a U.S.D.A. license which is a requirement before being allowed to inspect.

In return Massachusetts is allowed to certify Massachusetts farm products by trained licensed inspectors on official United

States Department of Agriculture certificates which are prima facie

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This Inspection service is offered by the Division of

Markets to any financially interested party within the Common- wealth for a fee basis and so the program is self -sustaining.

All fees are retained by the Commonwealth except for a very small

admini s trat ive c o st re t ai ne d by -.the U . S ."D . A

Over many years the Federal-State Inspection Service in

Massachusetts through strict adherence to ; grades and other- essential data, has done much to upgrade the quality, condition and grade of the final product. Massachusetts leads the world in the production of cranberries and many of these shipments carrv a Federal-State certificate

From a very small beginning, not too many years ago, Mass™ achusetts now ranks 5th in the. nation in the exporting of apples.

Over 10$ of its crop- is sent to foreign countries' which is essential in keeping domestic market conditions stabilized.

By law all apples must be inspected for export and our inspection service has been, instrumental in. helping Massachusetts farmers maintain this lucrative market. The inspection service has assisted in developing new methods of transportation especially in the export field.

Palletization, bulk bins and now the latest containerization have ail been inaugurated here to improve arrival conditions for the "tender" Mcintosh apple in foreign ports.

The greatest demand for our inspection service was again on the shipments of export apples, principally to the United Mi.

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Because of this complexity in apple inspection woVky*"a

Federal-State sponsored training school is held annually for all Hew England inspectors. This year it was held in Concord,

Massachusetts with the U.S.D.A. New England supervisor, two

Washington officials and our own Chief Market Investigator acting as instructors in a two-day refresher course. The export apple

inspection is of major importance", due primarily to the acceptance arid demand for the controlled atmosphere stored apples, our

Mcintosh variety and our quality packs. Mcintosh apples cannot he successfully grown in European countries. The controlled atmosphere method of storing apples greatly lengthens the marketing season and allows shipments of apples in good condition well into

June, making for a more orderly marketing picture for the entire apple industry.

Our figures show the following export apple shipments:

1962-63 - 163,000 cartons 1963-64 - 266,000 ,s

1964-65 - 31 7-* 000 1965-66 - 375,000 1966-67 - 250,000 1967-68 - 230,000

Because 'of the unpredictable changes in crop yields and market demands, apple export shipments were less than the previous marketing year. This was due in part to a much smaller crop th:

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Apple market competition in the United Kingdom market now

comes from nearly Italy, always a large producer, and from France which has increased its apple production sixfold during the last

10 years.

The devaluation of the pound and the Common Market situation have imposed further economic obstacles.

It is essential that foreign markets not only he maintained hut increased as our own domestic crops reach fulfillment in production otherwise domestic markets will he in jeopardy.

Most of the apples ex/oorted were handled "by "containerization« I! vessels this year. This method is where the trailer itself is lifted off the chassis onto a specially designed "boat and becomes the container on this vessel, is put onto another chassis at the foreign port, and so arrives at its destination with practically no handling of the fruit. This results in the final consumer getting a better and more useful product.

The Port of Boston is set up to handle this containerization at Castle Island, but because of unsettled labor disputes and a lack of equipment, all the container trailers involving many thousands

of cartons of apples had to be diverted to the Port of Hew York, resulting in delay and an added expense to the Massachusetts

shippers.

To offset our lower shipments of apples, the potato inspec-

tion service was increased 50,- over the previous season. Much of

J this was due to a Federal government purchase program for

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U.S. Department of Agriculture purchased 8 million ppuriu's of

potatoes during a three month "program and this division was

ordered to properly certify the shipments as to meeting the terms

of the purchase contract.

As agricultural crop yields are subject to the whims of

nature, it is oftentimes difficult to determine in advance just

where the inspection services will be needed for an upcoming

season but through diligent research in crop estimates, weather

conditions', and other technical data, the Division has been able

to cover all inspections with a minimum of delay to shippers and

receivers even though the inspection service is greatly under- manned.

Cranberry inspections remained about the same as last year's.

The new products - cranberry juice and cranberry-apple juice have rejuvenated the entire cranberry industry.

Blueberry inspection for purity was again carried out in

July and August in a small laboratory located in V r est Granville.

» This service, again on a fee basis, has proved very beneficial,

particularly on berries -frozen for processors,

Nov; that carrots are being successfully grown in the Sunder-

land area, a. newer type product inspection is necessary to serve

these growers.

In conclusion, with ever-increasing demands for mandatory

shipping poirit inspection, which is self-supporting, and working with a pre -determined budget and tav ing into consideration

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' • which are charged to this Division. For example, our st-J. I \ Apple ,

Potato, "Native" Branding Laws, and seed inspection would only be

" •' ' operate d o n a s p o t c h e c k b a s i s .

As shipping point inspection is carried out on a fee "basis, a better solution would he a revolving fund similar to most other states, to provide ample funds for seasonal inspection and thereby not curtail the essential service to agriculture and consumers by weakening other state inspection programs.

These are hillings for fruit and vegetable inspection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968 and comparison with the corresponding previous Year:

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Season 1966-67 • Season 1967-68

Apples $4,882.?2 $4, 455. 84

Blueberries (155 Certif.) . . \ 510.54 (127 Certif.) . 386.56

Carrots . . . . 332.34 143.70 Cranberries 163.13 60,00 Potatoes '..,.. 4,068.78 6,475.50

' Squash ~ _*•_.;. , ^30.56 TOTAL BILLINGS $9,957-31 £11,552.16 Reimbursement from Federal G o v e mment for Inspection Service „_I3£-00 13.60 GRAND TOTAL $10,093.31 111,565.76

All C.A. apple storages were registered with this Division, • assigned a number, and air constituents of each room were checked by our inspectors in conjunction with daily records kept oy the operator. These checks were made at least once a month for tl

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January was the start of seed inspection, sampling both package flower and vegetable seeds shipped into the state and seeds shipped directly to florists and market gardeners.

As spring started to open up^ shipments of agricultural seeds, including grass mixtures, "began to appear, these Were added to the inspectors' pickup list' and so. a good cross-section of all types of seed being sold in the state representing all wholesalers were soon sampled and forwarded to the official Seed Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts. Here they were checked for true- ness to type, germination and performance. If any irregularities were discovered the lots in question were removed from sale. At the same time inspectors were sampling state institution's and division's seed purchases and sending them to the laboratory for analysis. A total of 1,000 official seed samples were drawn by our licensed seed inspectors and sent to the Seed Laboratory for testing and. analysis. As most seed in Massachusetts is involved in interstate shipments, we are governed by the Federal Seed Act.

As a result, 25 of the 100 violations noted at the laboratory were referred to the Federal people for further action if necessary.

The Department issued 80 written Stop Sale orders at retail store level, mostly for old seed being offered for sale, had many pounds voluntarily removed and made many verbal warnings on. seed

sale viola.fi.ons.

This is iust one more important consumer protection service which the Division is changed with and which it finds more dif-

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i/ted for the first time last year was the inspection of certain state-approved, apple farm stanch and cider 'mills. This is an attempt to raise the standards of fruit and. cider in order to insure the consumer a hotter product and also to maintain consumer protection regarding health and sanitary conditions.

Regarding our price reporting service, the Boston wholesale produce market is our largest and most important. A new 7 million dollar produce center officially opened in April, replacing the ancient and honorable Eaneuil Hall Market which had been the wholesale produce center of Boston since revolutionary war times.

The New England Produce Center, a privately owned market, has incorporated all the most modern features in handling fresh produce from all parts of the country and the world.

Our Boston market reporter Is charged with gathering marketing data from- this market center. This reporter starts work early in the morning during the peak of wholesale market transactions, collecting the day's receipts, prices, and market trends from nearby suppliers and commission houses, makes reports on the market by tape over telephone for radio and television transmission, as well as calls to other radio stations in other .lev,' England states for quick dissemination, Bank at the office this reporter completes his. resume of the market by calling chain store headquarters to wind up the Boston market information, after which he exchanges i* fo: c :.tion with the Federal market reporter on nearby receipts for

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"between Feeler?! and state services. After all statistics vnrt market trends are collected, a daily Boston Wholesale Market Re- port is edited and mailed to a. large subscription list in cooperation with ids Boston Market Gardeners Association, This report also includes each week a surmnry of the previous week's produce receipts and comparison' with corresponding week of previous year. Also, during the peak marketing season for local produce during Asugust and September, mid-week F.O.B. Massachusetts farm prices together with crop notes is featured on the Boston Wholesale

Produce Market Report each Thursday, At this time of year an increased amount of nearby produce is sold wholesale at farms to roadside stands and. for shipment to chain stores outside of state.

A. permanent wholesale market reporter is maintained also in both kT orcesier and Springfield. These men do similar work but, because of no Federal reporter in "these smaller markets, our reporters collect and quote both the wholesale prices of nearby produce plus those of shipped in. These .reports are frequently called for by shippers or transporting rail lines to be used as basis for claims in damage suits. The dissemination of both these reports is principally through local radio and small mailing list.

This Division edits the Special Apple Market Report, giving the complete apple marketing picture for all New England and

* Hew York, as well as Massachusetts . 1:he report is issued for the entire apple marketing season, fror.) August into T une to the

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shipping point?, including F.A.S. export prices, Massachusetts and New York storage holdings by varieties, both Standard and

GA twice monthly, showing out-of -storage movement with compar- isons, first of the month detailed storage holdings for all other

New England states and U.S. totals by states. In addition, as space permits, wholesale prices at other city markets, shipping point prices and trends, and all notices pertinent to the apple industry are included. Because of the predominance of Mcintosh raised in New- England, particular stress is placed on Mcintosh holdings, out-of -storage movement, and wholesale prices to aid in the favorable movement of the crop. This special report is mailed to a subscription list, even to subscribers on the West

Coast, and it has been called the best and most complete apple report issued in the east. "For many it acts as a guide to the better marketing of the apple crop.

A retail market report of prices covering fruits, vegetables fish, meat, and dairy products collected from- a cross-section of markets in Greater Boston, with comments and emphasis being placed on nearby fruit and produce and best buys, is issued each

Wednesday. This is mailed without charge to a large list re- questing this service. In addition, this investigator is responsible for furnishing a guest of the Department on Channel 5

TV each week. Thin TV show is furnished without charge to the

Department as a public service and is used to promote all phases of agriculture.

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In addition-, the- flavor quality service was used by the processing plants to maintain good flavor quality in> the milk proxiucts offered to the consumer, including' milk supplied to the School Lunch and/or Milk Programs.

The Massachusetts Vegetable Crop Survey, carried on coop- eratively by the Statistical Reporting Service, U.S.D.A., and the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, compiled data and prepared estimates on forty-eight vegetable crops regarding planting intentions, harvested acreage, lost or abandoned acreage, yield, prices received by growers, value and production. Acreage estimates were prepared by counties.

The project also provided data showing the importance and change in usage of several market outlets, price estimates and market supplies were classified as to retail and wholesale usage and data also provided on production sold at roadside by the producing grower (retail) and sold to other roadside stands

(wholesale).

The extensive Cranberry Crop Survey Program similar to the

Vegetable Crop Survey was finished this year. Factual data was gathered from all known cranberry growers and operators as to acreage, plantings, yields and many other facts which will be of help to the industry as a whole.

The Roadside Marketing Program continued successfully which had as its ultimate goal the upgrading of perishables in all types of roadside stands across the state.

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During the year personnel attended and participate-d in local, regional and national marketing meetings which again proved very valuable in keeping the staff aware of the latest in market-

ing techniques. Among the meetings we re : Northeast Market

Directors' Meeting at Ocean City, Maryland; Northeast Slate Seed

Control Officials Meeting at Wilmington, Delaware; National Associa tion of Marketing Officials in Madison, Wisconsin; Regional Mar-

keting Workshop , Hartford, Connecticut, and many state fruit and vegetable association meetings throughout the year.

The Division 'is charged with the responsibility to promote and publicize Massachusetts farm products.

Besides the normal information, 'promotion done through newspapers, radio, television and speaking engagements by the

Division's personnel , many outstanding events were carried out during the year.

The highlight was the "Earl of Mcintosh" award presented to Dick Williams, manager of the Champion Boston Red Sox b3~

Governor John Yolpe . This annual award is given to an outstand-

ing career coach or manager and was presented at Fenway Park before a night game with the Minnesota Twins and was witnessed by

over 30,000 fans. Apples were presented to both teams, press, many of the fans, and to the Boston Children's Hospital in recog- nition of the Re?1 Sox and the Jimmy Fund.

Tv-ins our own products with other states' products the

Division worked with the Florida. Citrus- Commis on s

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The Division participated- in the Couth Boston St. Patrick's

": } p? rade with the Massachusetts Apple Queen, presented apples

to the Red Sox during the V/orld Series, did 'a major potato . promotion, a greenhouse tomato promotion, many flower promotions and various vegetable promotions.

The Division had fruit, vegetable and flov/er exhibits at the Brockton Fair, Eastern States, New England El owe r Show and the National Grange in Syracuse, New York*

Many problems in agriculture vera of concern. to the

Division of Markets this year but again the two that caused the most frustration was the plight of. the Port of Boston and the problem- of insufficient labor for the harvesting of fruits and vegetables

Boston has potential].y the greatest Port on the entire

Eastern Coast. It has the deepest natural harbor, which could accommodate the super cargo vessels and is closer to Europe by severa.1 hours over all other ports.- Yet because of continuing labor disputes, poor equipment .and a general deterioration of all" facilities, Boston is now recognized as a second class port of call

Because, of the seasonal nature, harvest labor is becoming more difficult to obtain. The foreign la.bor market is slowly being closed by the U.S. Department of Labor and so new sources must he found. The Division is constantly striving to assist in finding these nev ? sources.

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with a lack of personnel, low salaries and a low working budget, the quality of our services are being diluted at all levels.

As nothing is m important in this world than the productic and marketing of food, in order to food humanity, we feel the

Department of Agriculture should ho given adequate funds and personnel to carry out its most important tasks of the future.

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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

P. C, Kusmiski, Director Division of Plant Pest Control OvJ •' '

I* ANNUAL REPOR%

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In the last annual report it was stated that a new Insect, called the European Chafer, was found for the first time in this State during

July of 1966. In the period between July of 1966 and June 31st. of 196B, a total of 2'' towns and cities were found to be infested with this particular chafer.

Again in this fiscal period covering July 196? to June of 1968 the

European Chafer took considerable time, funds, and personnel to combat and contain this pest to its present Vnown area. A detailed analysis of this important project will follow under the survey section of this report.

While this division was actively working on this chafer project during aiost of the year, other activities were carried on as required by law under chapter 128, sections 16-31 inclusive. These various activities are as follows: (1) the inspection of garden centers, greenhouses, and nurseries for the certification of plant material as to its apparent freedom from plant nests and diseases; (2) the issuance of nursery agent ! s licenses per- mitting the sales in Massachusetts of nursery stock from certified nurseries

in the United States $ (3) the inspection and certification of plant shipments consigned to other states and foreign countries; (*0 the inspection of plant material from other states; (5) the promulgation and enforcement of plant quarantines; (6) collaboration with the United States Department of Agricul- ture in connection with the enforcement of Federal plant quarantines; (7) field surveys to determine the extent or status of plant pest infestations;

(8) the abatement of public nuisances represented by the actual presence of manacing plant pests and (9) public relations activities. r

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governed by state law under Sections 16-31 inclusive, of Chapter 12S,

General Laws of Massachusetts as amended.

PERSONNEL

At the present time the Division of Plant Pest Control is staffed

by a Director, Acting Assistant Director, and one permanent Plant Pest

Suppressor.

During the present fiscal year the Director was made permanent under

Civil Service, thus vacating the position of Assistant Director. This

position was filled on a temporary basis, pending an examination, by the

Supervising Nursery Inspector.

As in former years, during the annual inspection of the approximately

500 nurseries, garden centers, and greenhouses, seven temporary Plant Pest

Suppressors are hired for a period covering July 1 to September 15.

Those hired for this summer work are usually entomology majors at

the University of Massachusetts. This summer work is valuable for the

students in that they gain experience in the field and fulfill their place-

ment training requirement of the school.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Nursery Inspection and Certification

The beginning of the fiscal year for the Commonwealth is also the

starting date for the annual inspection of the nurseries, garden centers,

and greenhouses located throughout the state.

The seven temporary Plant Pest Suppressors do the actual inspecting.

They are divided up into a five-man crew inspecting all of the larger

nurseries, while the other two men work independently, one in western

Massachusetts, and the other here in the eastern part of Massachusetts.

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The statistics regarding nursery inspection for the 1967 inspection period are as follows:

Slumber of Approximate Type of Plant Stocl^ 3 Acreage

General (deciduous , evergreen k%2 2,>59 perennial)

Berry (blueberry, raspberry 20 109 strawberry)

Dahlia & Gladiolus Ik 12

Greenhouse 65

581 2,580

A comparison of the statistics of the last four years will show

that each year we gain a few new firms and lose a few at other times.

There are several reasons for this including: firms going out of business,

acreage loss due to highway or housing developments, larger firms absorbing

smaller companies, and the raising costs of operating a business.

At any rate, when a new nursery or garden center does come into

business and notifies this division, we then inform the new firm that

they need either an Agent* s license to sell nursery stock, or a grower's

certificate given to the firm after a careful inspection of their growing

stock.

When a nursery is inspected, whether it is during the normal in-

spection period or some other time of the year, a report is made out which

has on it all essential information to issue the grower's certificate.

After the reports arrive in the office, they are us** throughout the year

for numerous projects Including the list of Massachusetts Certified

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The following list is a detailed report of such pests found during the sua^ar inspection of 1967.

INSECTS FOUND IN MASSACHUSETTS NURSERIES 1967 No. Nurseries Insect Host Plant Infested

Aphid Fl. Crabs, Maple, Roses Locust, Cherry, Mt. Ash

Willow Leaf Beetle Willow 35

Lacebug Laurel, Rhododendron kB Andromeda

Eastern Spruce Gall Spruce ~8qp» 5*f

Bed Spider Juniper, Yew, Hemlock 8

Vooly Aphid White Pine h

White Pine Weevil White Pine Ik

Japanese Beetle Fl, Crabs, Roses, Grap< Laburnum, Peach, Maple

Black Vine Weevil Yew 28

Mealybug Yew ••**> 16

Oyster Shell Scale Lilac 16

Lecanium Scale Yew 5

Sawfly Spruce 3

Birch Leaf Minor Birch 25

Pine Needle Scale White Pine 1

Leaf Hoppers Decldlous Stock 1

Cottony Aphid White Pine, Larch, Yew 5

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Holly Leaf Minor Holly 2

Rose Chafer lose, Maple 2

Tussock Moth Bsd Pine 1

Oak Leaf Minor Oak 1

Gypsy Moth Oak, Pine 15 ymn

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Leaf Spots Blueberry, Apple, Maple 21

Sooty Mold Apple 1

Cedar Apple Bust Apple 12

Mildew Lilac, Hoses 7

INSSCTS & DISEA3ES FOUND IN MA8SACMMtTT3 1BRRY NURSERI KS 1967

Insect or No • Nurseries Disease Affected

White Fly Blueberry, Strawberry 3

Aphlds Kaspberry 1

Japanese Beetle Strawberry 1

Leaf Spot Blueberry, 3trawberry 10

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Itate Fly Alyssum, Mums II

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Black Flies Nnit Carnation 15 ae

Citrus Scale Orchid, Bird of Paradise

Nsalybug Muas, Bird of Paradise fcd Spider

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In some cases, insect or disease infestations occur because of an oversight on the part of the nursery. At any rate, the temporary Plant

Pest Suppressors are trained to detect such insect infestations and note them on the inspection report, plus bring the situation to the nurseryman's attention.

Where the particular infestation is large or contains a pest which should not be spread to non-infested areas, the inspectors are requested to issue a red warning tag indicating that an infestation is present and should be cleaned up before offering the stock for sale.

Again this year no new insects or diseases were found during the annual inspection of the nurseries, greenhouses and berry nurseries.

Personnel from this division worked ^ery closely with the United

States Department of Agriculture (A.R.S.) in the survey and detection of

such insects as the Khapra Beetle and the Cereal Leaf Beetle. These are

insects new to Bfessaehusetts and only constant vigilance will keep these

new pests from becoming common in this area* Issuahc^ of AWS ucwm In accordance with Section 18 of Chapter 128, this division issued

163 licenses to persons and firms who offer for sale, but do not grow,

nursery stock.

This is a project which is carried on throughout the year. Unlike

the grower's certificates which expire on June 31st., the agent's license

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In some cases, this division works on a reciprocal basis with other states by not charging out of state firms to do business in this state and vice versa. Our only requirement is that a valid copy of either their grower's certificate or agent's license be attached to each shipment made into the Commonwealth*

CERTIFICATION OFHURSBHY STOCK CONSIGNED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Throughout the year this division is called upon to make inspections on plants and plant products consigned to foreign countries.

Almost every foreign country in the world has different regulations.

Some countries prohibit certain Items from entering, others will allow certain materials if washed free of soil, or the soil has been sterilized.

In all cases the plants get on the spot inspection for insects and diseases and then is issued the proper certification.

The following table gives a tabular analysis of the inspections made to foreign countries during the fiscal year?

COUNTRY CARNATION NURSERY PTOPQ5 BUW MISCELLANEOUS STOCK Australia 1 9 1

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Sweden 2 1 Norway 2

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Paraguay I

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U, S. S. H. 6 1

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shipments sent to foreign countries* At the present time there are

several firms which make numerous shipments to wholesale growers in

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Whenever called for, this division also inspects odd lots of plants belonging: to homeowners taking their plants to foreign countries.

INSPECTION OF INCOMING SHIPMENTS OF NURSERY STOCK

Under Section 20 of the Plant Pest Law, there is a provision that requires transportation companies to notify this division when they receive nursery stock consigned to points in Massachusetts.

This section provides us with a built-in safeguard for protecting the nursery stock and plants growing in the state. If ci insect or disease condition exists when the nursery stock arrives in Massachusetts, and the transportation company notifies us to that effect, we can insist the material to be treated, returned to the owner, or if necessary, destroyed.

Constant checking of this sort is an aid to keeping Massachusetts free from new and possibly harmful Insects and diseases.

COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Throughout the year this division works closely with representatives of the Plant Pest Control and Plant Quarantine Divisions of the U.S.D.A. in the enforcement of Federal plant quarantines.

No. 37 is one such quarantine under which persons and firms are allowed to import certain plants from foreign countries under a special permit. Before the permit is issued, they must agree in writing to grow the plants in detention for two growing seasons.

During the two seasons, personnel from this division inspect the plants twice during each year for harmful insects and diseases not present at the time of importation.

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The following is a tabular list of the plants held in detention

during the period July 1, 1967 to June 31, 1968.

AMOUNT NAMfg OF MATERIAL COU&TKY OF OBIGIN

300 Sallx sp. Sweden, Poland

99 Acer Netherlands, Holland

293 Bosa Sp. Netherlands, England Ireland, Holland

63 Aescuius Netherlands, Holland

9^ Sorbus Netherlands, England Holland

20 Crataegus Netherlands, Holland, England

10 Suonymus Netherlands, England

2Bk Ligustrum England

331 Huhus England, Canada

2 Juglans England

6 Berberis Holland, Germany, England

20 Hydrangea England, Spain

11 Morus England, Poland

10 Que re us England

13 Hibiscus Holland, Poland

k Daphne England

66 Juniperus England, Japan

7 Hibes Germany

5 Anthurium Columbia

1,558 TOTAL

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of the plants, and the availability of nursery stock In this state, the

total amount of stock imported from foreign countries again this year

shoved a marked decrease.

This division collaborated with the U.S.D.A. on the following

quarantines; Kaphra Beetle, Cereal Leaf Beetle, Barberry, Gypsy Moth,

and the European Chafer* With the exception of the European Chafer, work

is carried on with these various quarantines during the appropriate

season, and as time from our regular work permits*

FEDERAL QUARANTINE NO. 63 (WHITE PINE BLISTER RPST)

During the course of the fiscal year this division issued 26 permits

for the importation of Currant and Gooseberry plants Into Massachusetts.

While the Federal quarantine is no longer in effect, permits are

still issued by this division in order to protect the stands of White

Pine growing in the state*

The permits issued by this division are on the basis that the in-

tended planting town is not on the prohibited list of towns and cities*

The aim of this program is to protect the stands of White Pine from

the White Pine Blister Rust disease, of which the currants and gooseberries

are an alternate host*

It should be noted here that our permanent Plant Pest Suppressor,

Mr* MacDonough, is assigned to the Waltham office of the tJ*S*D*A* y

Agricultural Research Service. Mr. MacDonough works on numerous projects

involving the Commonwealth on a cooperative basis.

One prime area of concentration is assisting the A.R.3. in the

enforcement of the Federal quarantines now in effect that pertain to

tfessachusetts. These include the Japanese Beetle, Gypsy Moth, Cereal

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Bach of these quarantines is worked on at the appropriate time of the year. For example, the European Chafer work is done during the months of June, July, and August while the Gypsy Moth is primarily- concentrated on during the fall and winter months when scouting and treating is done.

Some of the quarantines require only scouting and trapping, while others require treating and eradication measures.

MT. MaeDonough also assists the TJ.S.D.A. in making inspections of plants and plant material consigned to other states and areas where both

federal and state certification is needed. In some cases involving soil,

a fumigant needs to be applied, in one form or another, to control soil

borne grubs.

Another duty performed during the year consisted of surveying areas

such as grain storages, box cars, and other places where the Cereal leaf

Beetle is known to hide.

At present this stored grain pest has not been found in Massachusetts

but only constant cheeking on the part of Mr. MaeDonough and other

inspectors will keep this insect from becoming established here in this

state.

SURVEYS

The European Chafer survey, trapping, and treating program was

continued during the 1967-68 fiscal year.

The surveying and trapping phase was carried on during July and

August of 1967 and again in June of 1963. During the 1967 trapping, eight

new cities and two new locations in the city of Boston were found to be

infested with the Chafer. Infestations found in 1967 totaled 15,230 acres

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Trapping was again carried on during June of 1968 but a complete

report cannot be listed here as the work was carried into the next fiscal

year.

During the 1966 and 1967 trapping programs, the European Chafer was

found only in Astern Massachusetts and primarily within Route 128.

Positive finds were made however during 1967 at five outlying sites

with a total infested area of 915 acres.

The five isolated sites: Peabody, Woburn-Beading, Watertown, and

South Boston, were considered economically feasible to treat and the work

was begun during the fall of 1967* Work was halted in December due to

snow with I89 acres treated at that timei the balance to be treated

during the spring of 1968. A 25$ granular Chlordane was used at the rate

of 101 lbs. actual per acre to do the treating.

During the spring of 1968, four of the five sites were treated

by helicopter in order to speed up treating of large open areas. The

balance of the areas were to be treated by ground equipment with a

projected completion date of June 31st.

It is greatly hoped that by treating these five outlying sites, we

can contain the European Chafer to Route 128. If this can be done, then

other measures nay be instituted to try and eradicate the Chafer from

this state.

Our permanent Plant Pest Suppressor, Mr. MacDonough, assisted the

U.S.D.A. in the survey for the Brown-tail Moth which was conducted during

the period January to April of 1968.

I A random type survey was conducted in the Plum Island area of

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A total of 206 ^l** acres were surveyed in the four counties with a total of 9,200 acres found to be infested with the Brown-tail Moth.

The entire infestation is confined to parts of Barnstable county.

The principal control method we use during the winter months is clipping off t^e characteristic webs found mostly on beach plums and burning them.

A khapra Beetle survey was also conducted in three counties during

March through April of 1968. The purpose of the survey was to determine if the Khapra Beetle, a dangerous economic pest of stored grains, was present in Massachusetts. Areas surveyed included grain elevators, feed dealers, and storage facilities*

Results of the survey for this insect were negative.

Survey work on the Gypsy Moth was conducted during August by the summer crew and during the fall and winter by the permanent personnel of this division. In accordance with Section 28 of Chapter 128 of the

General Laws, our jurisdiction regarding Gypsy Moth Centre! only covers the nurseries and land immediately surrounding the same.

As a result of Section 28, wooded areas surrounding our major nurseries were scouted for egg masses of the Gypsy Moth and treated where found.

The U.S.D.A. does scouting at other areas such as mobile home parks, camping and tent sites, roadside rest areas, and youth camps.

It should also be noted that the Department of Natural Kesourses also scouts and treats state lands for the Gypsy Moth. With the survey, trapping, and treating work carried on by these

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This division receives numerous requests for information of various sorts throughout the year. This information is received in different forms with a complete breakdown as follows; number of inquiries by telephone 6Ul, in person in the office 23 » by letter 2,0^+2, and leaflets sent out including nursery lists, 23*+

INQUIRIES RELATED TO PLANT PEST CONTROL

Earwigs Strawberry Culture Tomato plants Fruit Sprays Lawn Care Hornet Control Bees Roaches Poison- Ivy Fleas Termites Tomato Hornworm Removing porcupines Moles Ticks Slugs Blueberry Culture Cabbage Worms Deer Flies Wasps Ants Pesticides Mushroom Growing Crabgrass Control

INQUIRIES NOT RELATED TO PLANT PEST CONTROL

Soil Testing Planting Evergreens Use of Fertilisers Use of Pine Trees Growing OaJs: Trees Transplanting Trees lawn Construction Avocado Growing Fertilizer for Lawns Bulb Growing House Plant Care Ginger Production Vegetable Growing

SPECIMENS IDENTIFIED Winged Ants Lace bug Garden Slugs Tussock Moth Spring-tails Indien-neal Moth Fleas Body Louea Termites House Fly Cereal-leaf Beetle Ticks Ground Beetle Bees Japanese Beetle Snout Beetle Soft Scale Stone Fly Saw-tooth Grain Beetle Sim-leaf Baetle Cockroach Carpet Beetle Powder-post Beetle

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On various occasions this division is called upon to work with other divisions in bringing the various phases of the department before the public.

One such occasion was the Brockton Fair held during July where the

Division of Fairs maintains and operates the state building.

The Plant Pest Control division in cooperation with the tJ.B.D.A. erected a display in the building depicting the spread of the European

Chafer and the methods in use for its control and eradication. As m&ny people in the Brockton area are homeowners, the booth was often crowded with people asking questions about this European Chafer as well as other lawn and garden pests.

The Director was asked to return monthly to radio station W.C. -.P. in Lowell for their contact program where people call in with questions on gardening. At each visit the telephone lines are Jammed with calls which gives some indication of the interest generated by this program.

The Acting Assistant Director made several visits to television station W.H.D.H. where several programs were arranged to promote and bring before the public the work of the Plant Pest Control Division. §smm During the past year a substantial effort was made to survey, trap, and to treat for the European Chafer, a new insect in Massachusetts of great economic importance. At the present time there are 2J+ towns and cities within Route 128 that are infested with this chafer.

Our aim is to try and contain this insect to its present known area and if possible, eradicate it from this state all together.

The 1967 trapping season found five new sites located Just outside

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and ground equipment in an all out effort to contain this European Chafer.

The Federal government, (U.S.D.A.) is planning to invoke a quarantine

for the generally infested area which will be closely followed by a

parallel state quarantine.

As was stated in the last annual report, the European Chafer

program is a prime example of the determined effort made by this division,

working with allied agencies in trying to keep harmful insects and diseases

from doing extensive damage to people, crops, and the plants of Massachusetts.

Even though the European Chafer program was carried on for most of

the fiscal year, other activities, as stated in Chapter 123, Sections

16-31 inclusive, were carried on as usual.

A sustained effort must be made to see to it that each nursery is

properly inspected and issued the necessary certification, that all firms

and persons selling nursery stock have a license to do business, that

all shipments to foreign countries are inspected immediately prior to

shipping, and that the other phases of the Plant Pest Law are carried

out as required by the law.

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DIVISION OF FAIRS E. Gerry Mans field, Director

A cool, wet spring preceding the fair season caused some delay in the spring planting. However, the good growing season gave us favorable results as far as products used for exhibition were concerned. Most of the month of August, 1967, was rainy, but not too many fairs were affected by the weather. Good weather prevailed during the balance of the fair season.

One hundred forty-one fairs had an attendance of 1,755,155, and were grouped as follows: major, twenty; community, twenty; youth, twenty-three; livestock, twenty; grange, fifty-eight. All major fairs and many of the other smaller fairs were inspected. Agricultural exhibits amounted to 75,989, and of this number youth exhibitors displayed 29,047. Nine fairs held pari-mutuel racing and contributed $646,529.27, which provides money for agricultural prizes at fairs and other shows, exhibits in two State buildings at Brockton and West Springfield, repairs to these buildings, inspection of fairs, special awards, promotional activities, etc.

$276,500 was allotted in the budget for the 1967-68 fiscal year. Fairs received $184,530.18, and these fairs contributed $168,580.84 of their own money, making a total of $353,111.02 awarded to exhibitors of agricultural products. The balance of the allotted money was used for State building exhibits, maintenance, etc.

The following awards were made: three hundred twenty-five State award ribbons, one hundred eighteen special rosettes, eight plaques, forty-five medals, four thousand 4-H pins, ninety-three 4-H pens, nineteen bowls, and one 4-H calf blanket.

Awards were made at agricultural fairs and shows, flower shows, vocational agricultural FFA and 4-H agricultural contests.

The 4-H camp at Amherst was partially financed by an allotment. $50.00 was contributed for the Governor's Green Pastures Award and $500.00 was spent for speakers at the Massachusetts Fruit Growers Meeting and Trade Show and Massachusetts

Poultry Association Meeting.

Brockton Fair was held from July 7 through July 15, 1967, and the State

Building on the fairgrounds was open for the nine days. The central feature, saluting the City of Brockton for "86 years of progress", displayed a formal garden.. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture exhibited the following displays through its various Divisions: The Division of Markets had on display a roadside stand with homegrown vegetables, a small informal garden and a small tractor. The Division of Poultry exhibited the mechanical hen and also demonstrated methods of cooking fried chicken. The Division of Plant Pest Control, in cooperation with the U. S. D. A. Division of Plant Pest Control, set up an educational booth on the Federal State Cooperation Program on the European Chafer and its control. The Division of Dairying, cooperating with the American Dairy Associa- tion, showed the uses of milk in summertime meals, and also had on display the mechanical cow. The Division of Livestock Disease Control, in cooperation with the U. S. D. A. Division of Animal Disease Control, showed the results of inspection of meat and meat products. The water resources exhibits told the story of water conservation in the State. The Norfolk County Agricultural School set up an exhibit showing Careers in Agricultural Science amid an exhibition of some of their plantings and landscaping. Hooked rugs were on display. Live organ music and taped music was played throughout each day.

At the Massachusetts State Building at Eastern States Exposition in West

Springfield, held September 16 through the 24th, exhibits were on display for the entire nine days. The front foyer featured plantings of late summer and fall flowers against a background of the new Boston skyline. The Poultry Division featured displays of eggs and demonstrated pressure cooking of poultry. Other agricultural exhibits portrayed were: apples and cider by the Hampden County Fruit Growers

Association; milk vitality coolers by the American Dairy Association; maple products by the Berkshire Pioneer Maple Producers Cooperative; shade grown tobacco and cigar making; woolen goods by the Massachusetts Federation of Sheep Associa- tions; carnations by the New England Carnation Growers Association; decorative arrangements of vegetables; African violets; Massachusetts honey. Other exhibits featured were specimens of trout and "Land for Tomorrow" by the Council of

Sportsmen's Clubs of Hampden County; places of interest in the Pioneer Valley by the Pioneer Valley Association; various handcrafts by the Massachusetts Associa- tion of Craftsmen; an exhibit of wildlife food plants by the Acadia Wildlife

Sanctuary, and recreation by the 4-H. An exhibit by the Massachusetts State Police showed their radar equipment now used to check speeding. Accordian Mart provided music throughout the nine days.

The Director attended the Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs Association annual meeting held January 3 and 4, 1968 in Auburn, Mass. At the afternoon session on

January 4 he gave his report of the Division of Fairs for 1967: between July 1, and December 30, 1967 there were reports from one hundred twenty-six fairs held.

There were nineteen major fairs, thirteen community, nineteen youth, fifteen livestock and sixty grange. Agricultural exhibits at fairs amounted to 71,933, 39$ of which were youth exhibits (28,194). The State awarded $170,137.10 and fairs them- selves awarded $98,323.07, making a total of $268,460.17 paid for agricultural exhibits at fairs. Attendance came to 1,620,225. For the past three years there has been a 'continual increase in attendance. Mr. Mans fie 14 noted that although there was nothing positive on which to base the thinking, he was aware of the opinion that the brochures "Massachusetts Parade of Agricultural Fairs" were somewhat responsible for the sizable increase. Awards presented at fairs and other agricultural events included: two hundred ninety-nine State Award ribbons, sixty special events ribbons, thirty-six FFA medals, ninety-nine 4-H pens, four thousand 4-H membership pins, nine plaques, three bowls and one calf blanket. He announced it was gratifying as State Director of Fairs to note the desire on the part of fair managements to continually improve their over-all operations. This is evidenced by the fact that our records show a definite increase in attendance, together with a general improvement in the quality of exhibits, which is a good barometer for the year ahead. He urged th group to continue in this program of improvement, especially where it concerns youth, which will enable fairs better to meet the challenge of our times. He announced certain changes in procedure as follows:

1. Application Blanks. This change was recommended by our legal department and necessitates an entirely new application form.

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2. A New Premium List, It seemed advisable to revise our premium list to meet

present day needs. Presently we are working with two lists, one for major fairs

(which, incidently, has not been revised since 1947) and one for small fairs,

revised in I960, Early in 1967 a committee of twelve members was chosen repre-

senting all phases of agricultural exhibition. This key committee held individual meetings with people in their respective fields, who made suggested changes, which

in turn were compiled and presented at a meeting of the key committee this past

fall. Presently the two lists are being combined into one, with suggested changes, and should be ready by early spring. Copies will be sent each fair with the intent

that they will be used on a trial basis during the 1968 fair season. We request

that you forward any necessary changes to our office. The original committee will

then have the responsibility of what we hope will be the final phrasing of the new

premium list. We will endeavor to complete the work in time for formal acceptance

at the 1969 annual fairs meeting.

3. Reporting Blanks for Fair Secretaries. It will be necessary to submit a new

report blank which we hope will be easier to understand. This will be a simplified

form giving us the necessary information with as few questions as possible.

4. Awards; The two State awards, namely the Daniel Reidy Special Cattle Awards

and the Special Sheep Awards. These recognitions have served their purpose and will

be discontinued this year.

On April 24, 1968 at the Eastern Massachusetts Fairs Association annual meeting

held in North Easton, it was announced that eighty-nine fairs were held in the nine

eastern counties of Massachusetts (including Worcester County) and received State

prize money to the amount of $95,502.96. These fairs paid $74,148.98 of their own

money, making a total of $169,651.94 paid for agricultural exhibits at fairs. v Attendance came to 772,326. Agricultural exhibits amounted to 40,923, and 37$ of

these were youth exhibits (15,207). There were ten major fairs held, twelve

community, thirteen youth, nine livestock and forty-five grange. Three fairs were

held in Barnstable County seventeen in Bristol, one in Dukes, eight in Essex,

twelve in Middlesex, two in Suffolk, seven in Norfolk, ten in Plymouth and twenty-

nine in Worcester. Two hundred and twenty-five ribbons were awarded at these fairs

5 and other agricultural events in Eastern Massachusetts. Thirty-six 4-H pens were awarded for special projects, three medals for judging and showmanship contests, eleven bowls and one plaque.

The Western Massachusetts Fairs Association annual meeting was held on May 13,

1968 at the Hampden County Improvement League Building in West Springfield. Forty- five fairs were held in the four western counties and received State prize money to the amount of $87,591.63. These fairs paid $90,165.62 of their own money, making a total of $177,757.25 paid for agricultural exhibits. Agricultural exhibits amounted to 33,965, and kl% of these were exhibited by youth (14,975). Attendance came to 928,364. There were eleven fairs held in Berkshire County, seven in Franklin, thirteen in Hampden and fourteen in Hampshire. Ten major fairs were held, six community, nine youth, seven livestock and thirteen grange. One hundred eighty- five ribbons were awarded at these fairs and at other agricultural events in western

Massachusetts, also fifty-seven 4-H pens for judging and showmanship, forty-two medals, eight hand-wrought pewter bowls, seven plaques and one calf blanket.

Each group was asked to use the new premium list on a trial basis during the

1968 fair season, and forward any necessary changes to the Division of Fairs. The original committee will then have the responsibility of what will be the final phrasing of the new premium list. They were also informed of the new report blanks and new application forms.

Two workshops were held late in March by the Eastern Massachusetts Fairs Associ- ation and were attended by the Director and Supervisor of Fairs. At the first meeting held on March 28 at the Bristol County Agricultural School in Dighton all speakers brought out the following points: the need for good relations with the

public, proper advertising of events to be held, with salient points given; attractiveness of show as presented, with neatness, good arrangements (varied from year to year) proper labeling, cleanliness of exhibits, hall and grounds; and ex-

cellence of exhibits. Good labeling helps to tell the story and a good exhibit does

tell a. story. The Supervisor of Fairs spoke on the proper ways to make out report

forms and suggested that carefulness in the first place would avoid the need for

the Division to return reports for correction. The Director summarized the meeting and emphasized the responsibility of people of the fair industry have to work together to give the public a new, better and bigger image of the agriculture of « the Commonwealth. The second meeting was held at Weymouth Grange Hall for committees of grange booth exhibits, Lawrence Blanchard of Carlisle, the main speaker, urged that exhibits coincide with the established grange score card; that good quality prevail in all aspects that attractiveness be achieved by arrangement, color and varying heights, good balance of design and that all exhibits "tell a story", evident not only to grangers, but to the general public. Often something very simple may be more effective than something complex.

The Director attended the International Association of Fairs and Expositions held in Chicago in November, 1967, and the Division of Fairs was awarded first prize for promotional material. The entry was our fairs brochure "Massachusetts

Parade of Agricultural Fairs - 1967"

In November, 1967, the Supervisor of Fairs conducted an exhibit of leading

Massachusetts agricultural products at the annual convention of the National Grange held in Syracuse, New York.

The Director and Supervisor of Fairs conducted an educational exhibit at the

New England Spring Flower and Garden Exhibition at Suffolk Downs in March, 1968, at which a new brochure "Agrimen of Massachusetts - What They Do" was distributed.

In April of 1968 we were involved in litigation concerning certain fairs, i.e.:

Rehoboth vs. Foxboro. As a result the racing dates for Foxboro Fair were rescinded in 1967 and again in 1968.

Other meetings attended throughout the year included 4-H meetings, dairy festi- val meetings, grange meetings and various annual fair meetings.

50,000 copies of the brochure "Massachusetts Parade of Agricultural Fairs - 1967" were printed and 20,000 copies of the brochure "Agrimen of Massachusetts - What

They Do".

The Agricultural Calendar and News Letter was published monthly and sent to fair officials, leaders of agricultural organizations, radio and TV stations and newspapers.

As noted previously in this report new application blanks were sent secretaries and managers of fairs, and also new secretaries report forms.

Applications were received from 145 fairs for allotments for 1968-69 fiscal year.

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ANNUAL REPORT'

1967 - 1963

DIVISION OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

CHARLES F. SHELNUT DIRECTOR

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CHARLES H. MCNAMARA

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The Division of Poultry and Poultry Products is re-

sponsible for the supervision and enforcement of the

Massachusetts Egg Laws as follows;

Chapter 369 - Acts of 1935 (Fresh Egg Law) Chapter 266 - Acts of 195-1 (Egg Sizing Law) Chapter 393 - Acts of 1962 (The A, B.C. Law) Chapter 337 - Acts of 1957 (An Act relative to the control of disease in the purchase, sale and transportation of live poultry and hatching eggs).

THE DIVISION STAFF

Charles F. Shelnut - Director

Raymond Smith - Poultry Inspector

Albert Wark - Poultry Inspector

James Sheehan - Poultry Inspector

Henry Mi dura - Egg Inspector

Lawrence Bliss - Egg Inspector

J. Everett Clohossey - Egg Quality Control Specialist

Sylvia Cooper - Secretary to Director

The staff of the Division works very closely with the poultry industry and trade people throughout the Common- wealth, V/e participate in many meetings and/or demon- strations during the year on the proper care and handling of poultry products and eggs through marketing channels in order to conserve quality.

A few of the activities of the staff follows;

Cooperating, with producers and processors concerning the

Massachusetts Egg Laws, especially the requirements of the law dealing with retail outlets within the Commonwealtho

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Participating with many groups of the poultry and

turkey associations on many problems of promotion and marketing of their products.

Helping market egg producers with problems of quality control and flock health problems at the farm

level.

The Division personnel is called upon many times to speak to Service Clubs, Church Groups, Women's Clubs,

Granges, 4~H Groups, and F.F.A, chapters regarding the work of the Department and the Division ofi/Poultry; the

in these appearances. We also' use a movie j entitled "This

i is Your Egg" which was developed by the Poultry and Egg

National Board and is used very effectively.

During the year the Division is called upon to plan

programs and appear on radio or TV featuring eggs, poultry

and turkey at the appropriate seasons.

One of these programs has been in cooperation with

Channel 5> W.H.D.Ho's, "Romper Room", the Friday before

Easter, We arranged to have chicks hatching out of the

eggs during the program. The station has requested that this

be an annual appearance. The "Romper Room" feature is

a national program with headquarters in Baltimore, Mary-

land, Burt Claster Productions, producers of "Romper

Room", have more than 50 individual "Romper Room" teachers

broadcasting locally to every part of the country, they • .

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1 youngsters on a very "personal ' basis, and the children love it

The Division cooperates with the Poultry and Egg

National Board and industry people, in the promotion of eggs and poultry* This year we helped the P.E.N.B. feature two egg clinics for the industry, one in Spring- field for the industry people in the western part of the

State and one in Waltham at the Waltham Field Station for the industry people of the eastern part of the State*

Both clinics were successful judging from the attendance and reaction of the groups at the meetings. We were fortunate in getting Mr. "Tiny n Heemstra of Cleveland,

Ohio as the main speaker* Mr* Heemstra is a dynamic speaker well versed in the promotion of eggs.

The Division cooperated with the Northeast Poultry

Producers Council in developing a meeting for the industry of the New England area which will develop into an annual affair©

We will continue to v/ork with the Division of Animal

Health to control the spread of poultry diseases in the poultry industry by inspecting all birds entered in poultry shows at fairs and in individual shows for clinical symptoms of disease, as well as checking to be sure all birds are blood tested and Pullorum~Clean

The Division administers the provisions of an agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture in the

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National Poultry and Turkey Improvement Plans. Changes

in these plans call for the blood testing of all breeder

flocks for Mycoplasma Gallisepticum at the same time they

are blood tested for Pullorum-Typhoid. There is a follow

up on the M.G. Program by random testing every sixty to

ninety days to certify the flocks continue free of M.G*

Many of our breeders have been testing for M.G. for

many years and all but two are free of M.G, These two

are working on a clean up program and will soon be clean.

will be reported later in this report*

The Department also has agreements with the U.S.D.A e

Federal-State Matching Funds Program, namely, an Egg-

Quality Control from producer through marketing channels

to consumer* Developing and expanding market outlets

for eggs and poultry*

EGG INSPECTIONS AT RETAIL OUTLETS DURING THE YEAR VIOLATIONS

MONTH 1STORES INSPECTED FRESH SIZE NON-VIOLATION

July 1967 673 24 11 1,311 August 677 15 9 1,330 September 69S 11 9 1,376 October 60S 12 5 1,199 November 661 11 4 1,307 December 606 13 11 1,188 • January 196& 512 15 8 1 , 001 February 611 27 3 1,192 March 615 23 4 1,203

April 496 . 12 1 979 May 529 23 6 1,029 June m. 12 _1 785 TOTALS 7,035 19^ 72 13,900

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FORM 15F APPROVE!") FOR EXPORT OF BABY CHICKS" & HATCHING EGGS . ~~ " DOZEN HATCHING COUNTRIES BREEDERS FEMALE CHICKS MALE CHICKS EGGS

1967 10 5 95,342 9,999 7,920 St 13 5 34,212 13,632 920 ember 9 5 53,464 6,606 720 ber 9 6 41,377 6 , 476 1,410 mber 6 4 59,765 11,164 690 mbe r 11 5 49,692 7,967 pry 1965 14 6 169,036 61,933 576 ua ry 12 6 74,214 21,934 1,590 h 16 6 149,744 32,306 5,760 1 16 6 67,271 20,796 16 6 140,172 29,656 1,060 10 5 46,966 9,010 1,050

TOTALS 32 1,073,499 235,505 21,716

The following countries using stock from Massachusetts

i Breeders during the past year:

Argentina India Peru Belgium Italy Philippines

Bermuda Japan Portugal

Brazil Korea Puerto Rico

Canada Malaysia Scotland

Chile Mexico Spain

Colombia Morroco Thailand

Costa Rica Netherlands Taiwan

Ecuador Nigeria Venezuela

Holland Pakistan Vietnam

Honduras Panama

Five Massachusetts breeders entered the random sample

egg laying tests in various areas of the United States The

eggs were selected by our inspectors sealed and taped for

shipment to the various tests by the breeders

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The entries were as follows: -

A e C. Law ton & Sons New Hampshire Random Sample Test Pennsylvania Random Sample Test Missouri Random .Sample Test

Harco Orchards New Hampshire Random Sample Test Missouri Random Sample Test Pennsylvania Random Sample Test

' New Brunswich Random Sample Test

Frank Hardy & Son New Hampshire Random Sample Test

J.J. Warren New Hampshire Random Sample Test Pennsylvania Random Sample Test

Russell Sturtevant New Hampshire Random Sample Test North Carolina Random Sample "Test

This year the Division was called upon for the inspection of eggs at the State institutions. The quality of eggs being received by the institutions has improved considerably.

NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS AT INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWS:

INSTITUTION NO. OF INSPECTIONS

Lakeville Hospital 22 Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk 3& Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Jamaica Plain 35 Massachusetts Hospital School, Canton 31 Massachusetts Soldier T s Home, Chelsea 43 Soldier T s Home, Holyoke 37 Shirley School for Boys, Shirley 30 Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham 17 Lyman School for Boys, Westboro 20 Boston State Hospital, Mattapan 6 Danvers State Hospital, Danvers 15 John Augustus Hall, Oakdale 10 Connelly Youth Center, Roslindale 12 Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham 8 Cushing Hospital, Framingham 7 State College, Fitchburg 26

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The inspection of eggs at these institutions involves the checking (by candling) of 100 eggs at random from each case of 30 dozen. The cases of eggs at each institution

'range from 2 - 40 cases per week and/or bi-weekly

POU LTRY HEALTH ;

There were two public hearings held during the year to hear evidence pro and con in regards to a state controlled vaccination program for Mycoplasma Gallisepticum

in our market egg flocks . This program was finally developed under the direction of Dr. George P. Faddoul D.V.M.,

Professor of Veterinary Science at the Waltham Field Station,

Dr. Faddoul has developed a modified vaccine to immunize the flocks without danger of spreading the disease to other flocks.

His program is under strict supervision as to the lo- cation of flocks being vaccinated in respect to breeding flocks that are maintained free of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum in any near by area* The Division of Animal Health as well as the Division of Poultry is notified of the persons using the vaccine and when it is being used

It is the hope of all connected' with this program that there will be a tabulation of results in the various flocks being vaccinated as to health of flock, production of birds,

as well as the liveability . of these same birds during this first yearv

Birds were inspected by the Poultry Division personnel

at the following fairs during the past year. The purpose

Page £ of these inspections is to check to be sure there are no visible symptoms of disease in the birds before they are entered in any poultry shows: ...

Brockton Fair Barnstable Fair Hampden County 4-H Fair Middleboro Fair Littleville Fair Middlefield Fair Foxboro Fair Topsfield Fair Blandford Fair North Atlantic Poultry Show New England Poultry Association Show Cummington Fair Westfield Fair Marshfield Fair Middlesex County 4-^H Fair Hancock. Fair Rehoboth Fair Tri County Fair (Northampton) Spencer Fair Franklin County Fair FeF*A* Judging Contest (Eastern States Exposition) Boston Poultry Show New England Bantam Show

During the past four or five years that the Division has been checking the health of the birds at the shows we have not had any outbreaks of disease traced to any show

The quality of the birds entered has shown a marked improvement, only outstanding "specimens of each breed have been entered improving the overall appearance of the entire show

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-- T.V. PROGRAMS PLANNED OR ARRANGED :

W.H.D.Ho, Channel 5 program to demonstrate the work

of the Division of Poultry inspectors at retail outlets

on exterior and interior quality of eggs to guarantee the

consumer purchases high quality eggs.

Arranged for the turkey association secretary to show

the ToV. audience what to look for in a quality native turkey

produced on our turkey farms in Massachusetts, This program was a gain on W.H.D.H., Channel 5 just prior to the

Thanksgiving holidays.

There was the program at Easter on the "Romper Room"

The mechanical hen was used just before Easter on a

News Broadcast at W,N,A,C, Channel 7 just before Easter.

EGG PROMOTION ACTIVITIES :

The mechanical hen that the Department of Agriculture

owns has been rejuvenated and been on display in the stores

around the Metropolitan Boston area for a week in each store

has encouraged impulse buy of eggs during this past year*

This hen has been used at the Brockton Fair in the

Division of Poultry exhibit and attracted a great deal of

interest. It was shown at the Massachusetts Retail Grocers

Annual Meeting*, Many stores showed interest in having it on

display in their stores to promote eggs.

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The New England Egg Council stood the cost of re-

painting the hen and overhauling the mechanical mechanism,

they also furnished a trailer to transport the hen from

store to store*

COOPERATI VE EFFORTS:

The Division has cooperated with the College of

Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,

Massachusetts, We have worked closely with the Paige

Laboratory and the Waltham Field Station in Waltham on

poultry health problems.

We have worked closely with Poultry and Egg National

Board in arranging meetings of egg producers and egg

dealers to develop new techniques on egg promotion and

point of sale material.

The Division has cooperated with the Northeast Poultry

Producers Council in meetings and methods of improving the

marketing methods of moving eggs in the Northeast areas.

We have worked with the United States Department of

Agriculture Surplus Foods Program in the promotion of egg,

broilers, turkeys, etc. in periods of distress market

conditions.

The Division is continually cooperating with the

Massachusetts Poultry and Turkey Associations

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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 100 Cambridge Street, Boston

SUMMARY

MASSACHUSETTS R.O.P. WORK FOR 1967-63

The final report of Massachusetts R.O.P work for the season 1967 is given in this report

R.O.P. supervision and inspection work is conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture for the purpose of supplying and identifying quality poultry breeding stock.

To be eligible for R«0.P o in Massachusetts, a flock must first meet the requirements of the "Certified Pullorum Clean or Certified Pullorum Passed" Grades. To qualify as an R.O.Po (Record of Performance) female, shejinust lay 219 or more eggs in 365 days or at the rate of 60% or more for 300

days, i ,

Attached to this general report is a Nummary of the results obtained by each individual R O.P« ;flock For further information, kindly write the Massachusetts De- partment of Agriculture, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02202,

SUMMARY OF RECORD OF PERFORMANCE PULLORUM CLEAN WORK IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PAST FOUR SE ROQ 0NS

1965 1966 1967 1968

Total Number of R.O.P. Breeders. .... e 6 5 5 4 Number of Rhode Island Red Flocks. 000 4 5 4 4 Number of Barred Plymouth Rock Flocks 1 1 1 1 Number of White Plymouth Rock Flocks, 2 2 2 1 i- o oa.L puJ_-Le ts Kept...8.....««e...oooo 3^,683 33,630 32,450 26,450 Number of birds started in R.0.P c ». o . 3,690 3,022 2,886 2,439

Number of Pedigree birds started^ . . 3,150 3,022 2,886 2,489 Number of birds entered, in R.0.P oo «..o 3,499 3,014 2,886 2,489 Number of birds qualifying for R.O.P. 2,478 2,381 2,207 2,121 Percent of birds entered that passed R.O.P* requirements © 70.3 75.7 73.7 75.7 Average eggs production of all birds*

entered in R.0.P o on a 50 day basis 71.7 Percentage production of all birds entered on a 300 day -basis 65o6 66.3 6lo3 66.3 Average yearly egg weight of all birds entered - oz. per dozen..., o 25.9 25.4 25.5 25.5 Average body weight of all birds entered - in pounds per bird. •.,.•• 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5

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The following chart lists the number and varieties

of birds blood tested for Pullorum-Typhoid disease the past year:

Broiler Breeclers 132,531

Egg Type Bree ders 235,613

Turkey Breede rs 5,968

Standard Exhi bition 1,710

Bantams 3,330

Pheasants 10,144

Quail 788

* Partridge 82

Ducks 207

Geese 6

Pigeons 9

Peacocks * 10

Guinea Hens 12

Capons 7

TOTAL 390,417

SECTION A - SUMMARY OF BLOOD TESTING WORK -

Flocks Test ed Ba ntams & Fl ocks with Reactors Fancy Stand . Disease Control No No. Birds No. Birds No No c Birds No. Birds No. Program Flocks in Flock Tested Flocks in Flock Tested Reactors

Pullorum-Typhoid 250 372,802 372,802 825 825

M. 'Gallisepticum 56 247,332 247,332

SECTION B - FLOCK PARTICIPATION - BY CLASHES -

Nop of Flocks and Birds by Breeding Cla : ) DISEASE CONTROL Breeding not under CLASS U.S. APPROVED U.S. CERTIFIED o fficial su'erv . TOT/ Flocks Birds Flocks Birds Flocks Bird Flo y«S. Pullcrum- iyphoid Clean 3 26,513 5 80,902 242 265,387 250 372,802 u ;S e M. Callisenticum Tes ted 3 26,513 5 80,902 48 139,9-17 56 247,33?

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- EGG VIOLATION HEARINGS 1967-6&

1 - Chapter 369, Section 90A (Fresh Egg Law) igv^i ^port July 1, 1967 to Juns 30. iqj|l

. piary Inspection

Ivislon of Pin 9«t Contr

of I The responsibility for the inspection apiaries wee delegated to the Director of Plant Pest Control, following the retirement ef

Apiary Inspector on 31, W6?«

Iwaediately upon ass?? "sese new duties, the Director issued

*" gtsoranduMi to the various Kate fetclMftf w&mnlmtiatfk >'^-ty rtensi n

•disinSstration in this Department. This change is not a nev one. He cord a

of the Depart^nent ehov that the apiary inspection rune tion has previously

been vested in the Plant Pest Control Division. *hange in procedure

bias resulted in several obvious benefit We now have & full-tiae

administration of the apiary section, and also the Chief Apiary Inspector

will be under the direct supervision of the Director of Plant Pest Control.

fltveral ehanges have been initiated in the administrative office procedures!

the assignments of the deputy Inspectors. A Hal f 'Massachusetts

beekeepers is planned for pv 'ation upon completion of the inspection

seison. This will lie the first list of this type to be published by this

Section, and it should prove to be of value to ^nany people interested .

beekeeping.

The inspee^ a of apiaries started on April 15 of this year as

required under statute. were fortune te i tainin -ualifled

deputv bee inspectors, revere nese could donate practic 11-tiae

to the inspection work, while otheifc tr "iwit their wort to veeVends.

Beports of our inspections bo June JO shoved that Massachusetts

nepers suffered heavy winter losses to their bees. vroxisatel

JUt loss was realized over the saw period of 1">66. Lack of sufficient

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As the Stflwoer approached, amny' colonies were brought bacxk strength by re-oueenlny end good *mnag*mnt practices • wet, col^ owever, added to this poor hone? flow at the stert of the season* seases continue to be at a safe level. Our reports so far h&v® shown a 1%

a 2:1 incidence of AFB, bM incidence of 8KB aaong the } 9 ] solonies examined by June 30, 196&? this is considered to be a safe level for incidence of foul brood diseases* The attached iiHilf sheet will she the statistics applicable to our Inspection reports,

Beports of pesticide poisoning were few in Btiwaber. it use i itw in on corn has proved to b« *»*• of a pre to the bees than was the use of DDT. Good communications between bee'keepers and pestici

•pplicators is the only real, answer to lessen the da sage done pesticides to bees*

Demands for pollination services continued to be food fros the

Misiachusetts cranberry bogs, and some blueberry fields and orchards in Maine, Slew Hampshire and ^ersont. Bees moved interstate Ml only be done so if valid inspection certificates accompany the colonies moved.

The Director attended monthly meetings of the various fcy »nd

State beekeeper organizations. operation was maintained between the

•D.A. Market and Honey Reporting Service, and the Eastern al

Society. Hundreds of calls are received here regarding the hornet - weep ftulsance probleau vice on controlling this problem is given over the

telephone, in person $in6 by letter. - list of beekeepers willing to go

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P*rcentag« . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BONDING AND MCM§IM£J1L^^ DEALERS

James T. Walsh, Senior Bonding Investigator

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MILK DEM-F.RS

The following is a breakdown of the bond account by the different types of securities and compared with June 30, 1967..

July 1. 1967 July 1, 1968

- • ' Bonds • 334,100.- . 335,800.

Bank Books ' _ 221,710, 215,410. <

' • Stock ^ 53,100. .69,300.

Miscellaneous - t 7,700. 3,500.

Surety Bonds 746,949.85 ' 601,102.54

Real Estate Mortgages 45,600. .36,300. life Insurance Policies 16,225. 15.900. H7425,384':85 fI~27Ft3l2754

FORECLOSURES : ... During the fiscal year there were foreclosures on two surety bonds and three bank books with a total receipt of $16,337.56. The monies received were distributed according to lav/ to all farmers filing verified claims.

COUR'LACTI^ONS

One court action was held during the year; Frank Medeiros vs

Charles H. McNamara. This action was heard in Equity Court, Fall River, regarding foreclosure- on a bank book by this department. The office of

the Attorney General handled this matter "for the depa I nt and the judge ruled in favor of the Commonwealth.

BONDING AND LICENSING OK MILK. DEALERS AND POULTRY DEALERS

James T . Walsh, Senior Bonding Investigator .

July 1, 1967 - July 1, 1963

POULTRY DEALERS ,

Thirty-two poultry dealers were bonded and licensed in the

fiscal year. Licenses were issued for fifty-four trucks.

These dealers filed surety bonds in the amount of $l$$,000 e 00

There were no foreclosures on bonds during the fiscal year and,

no court actions.

Co-operatives have entered the poultry field on a larger scale

to negotiate the sale of fowl for the farmer members during the

year.

ANNUAL REPORT OF ATTORNEY

The following legislation affecting agriculture was enacted in 1968 s

Chapter 49 authorized the trustees of the Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute to construct a livestock building.

Chapter 97 was an act further regulating the pari-mutuel wagering.

For a number of years a 2$ temporary tax was added at all race tracks

including tracks conducted in connection with a state or county fair.

This legislation made permanent the additional 2#. Section 2 of this

act changed the wording of Section 15 of Chapter 128A of the General

Laws and stated that all monies in excess of the 2$ shall be paid to

the agricultural purposes fund, and neglected to say that it shall be

used in carrying out the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (f ) of

Section 2 of Chapter 128.

Chapter 628 corrected this situation by inserting reference to

paragraphs (b) and (f), and in addition authorized the department of

agriculture to offer prizes in connection with certain youth programs.

Chapter X£8 was an act authorizing the county commissioners of

Norfolk County to acquire certain land for imminent domain or

otherwise for the purpose of certain school activities conducted by

the Norfolk County Agricultural School.

Chapter 436 authorized the director of plant pest control in the

department of agriculture to make contracts for the purpose of abating

plant pests and plant diseases.

Chapter 444 is an act protecting the inland, wetlands of the

of the commonwealth. It provides in part "no such order shall prohibit, I restrict or regulate the exercise or performance of the powers and ... '..'.. j .

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duties conferred or imposed by law upon the—State Reclamation Board or any mosquito control or other project operating under or authorized

w by Chapter 252 .

Chapter 711 was an act providing that feed for fur bearing animals, the pelts of which are sold in the regular course of business, shall be exempt from the retail sales tax.

Chapter 751 was an act providing that milk producers shall notify the commissioner of agriculture of the failure of milk dealers to pay for their milk when payment is due within 90 days after the date on which the payment for milk is regularly due.

John J. McColgan Senior Attorney

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. . ANNUAL REPORT.

July 1, 196? - June 30 , 1968

STATE RECLAMATION BOARD

The State Reclamation p oard is charged by Chapter 25>2 of the General Laws with the supervision of (1) organized mosquito control projects, (2) salt marsh mosquito control drainage ditch maintenance, (3) greenhead fly control dis- tricts and (Lj_) acquatic plant and animal nuisance control in Musquashiat and Straits Ponds* Appropriations for the various projects total approximately one million dollars.

The Board serves in the Department of Agriculture.

Membership of the Board includes Mr. Edward Wright,

Chairman, Mr. Harold D. Rose, representing the Department of Public Health and. Mr. John J. McColgan, representing the Department of Agriculture. Regular meetings are held on the first Eriday of the month at 11:30 A.M. in the offices of the Department of Agriculture at 100 Cambridge

Street, Boston. Mr. Charles J. Cannon serves as Executive

Secretary of the board.

The following projects vie re in operation during fiscal year 1968:

Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project

Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project

Bristol County Mosquito Control Project East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project

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Essex County, City of Revere and rn own of Winthrop Mosquito Control Project

Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project

Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project

South Shore Mosquito Control "Project

Bristol - South Plymouth Maintenance Project

North Shore Maintenance Project

South Shore Maintenance Project

Martha's Vineyard Maintenance p roject

Hull h Cohasset Aquatic Weed Project

Musquashiat Pond Acquatic Weed Project

TV'he following project commissioner was appointed by the

Board during fiscal 1968:

Mr. Forrest Wales, Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project

The Reclamation Board has delegated to the various mosquito control projects the responsibility for supervision of maintenance of the salt marsh ditching network since most of the ditched areas are located within the geographical limits of the projects. This' facilitates the use of modern machin- ery to speed the work, the cost of which is borne by the municipalities involved, in accordance with assessments voted by the Board under the provisions of Chapter 112 of 1931

Field studies of the biology and control of the greenhead fly were continued during the summer of 1968 and will be continued until a safe and effective method of controlling this severe coastal nuisance is worked out

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Heavy rains during the late spring produced abundant breeding sites for mosquitoes and greatly reduced the effec- tiveness of insecticide applications. At the beginning of the mosquito season, conditions appeared favorable for the transmission of eastern encephalitis in Massachusetts and neighboring New Fngland states. Mosquito control project personnel have been alerted to maintain close surveillance in their areas to insure early reporting of suspected cases and to take immediate preventive measures in the event that an outbreak of the disease occurs*

The Reclamation Board is represented on the Pesticide

Board. A member has attended all meetings during the past year. The Chairman is a member of the State Committee for

Conservation of Soil, Water and Related Resources. The

Reclamation Boar.d has also been represented at hearings by the Department of Natural Resources relative to the establishment of Coastal Wetlands Protective Areas.

Members of the Board support the activities of the

Northeastern Mosquito Control Association and the American

Mosquito Control Association and participate in the meetings and technical sessions of these organizations.

The need for the full time services of technical personnel including an entomologist experienced in the control of mosquitoes and other biting insects becomes more urgent with each passing season. The need to evaluate the potential application of newer, more sophisticated control techniques is

immediate o The services of a civil engineer to advise, plan

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and supervise needed improvements in water management

projects is becoming essential. The Board strongly rec-

ommends that such additional positions be authorized and

funded.

The treatment of Musquashiat Pond in Scituate and

Straits p ond in Hull and Cohasset has once more been com-

pleted with obvious success, resulting in noticeable bene-

fits to residents in the vicinity of the ponds. Sharp in-

creases in the cost of chemicals has made it necessary to

increase the assessments on the participating towns 6

The only Legislation in regard to Mosquito Control was

Chapter 6)4.7 of the Acts of 1968 which changed the basis for

and increased the annual assessment of the costs of the

Bristol County Mosquito Control ^roject.

Respectfully submitted,

Charles J« Cannon Executive Secretary State Reclamation Board

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