REPORT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE FROM JANUARY 1, 1901, TO JANUARY 1, 1903 BY N. J. BACHELDER, SECRETARY CONCORD, N. H.: 1903. GENERAL REPORT. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, CONCORD, January 1, 1903. To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council : The report of the State Board of Agriculture from January 1, 1901, to January 1, 1903, is herewith submitted: AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. The formation and promotion of agricultural societies are among the duties imposed upon the State Board of Agriculture by statute law, and the influence of the board has been exerted in this direction. Agricultural fairs now include a prosperous state exhibition known as the Concord State Fair, six county or district fairs, and about fifty town exhibitions. The Granite State Dairymen's Association and the New Hampshire Horticultural Society receive aid from the state, and have been successful in promoting the dairy and horticultural interests. Numerous poultry associations are active in the interest of the poultry industry. The formation of a wool growers' association, bee keepers' association, market gardeners' association, live stock association, creamery association, and forestry association, have been favored but not yet accomplished. The great farmers' organization known as the Patrons of Husbandry has been given hearty recognition by the Board of Agriculture, and the friendly relations existing between the board and the grange have been of mutual advantage. V |