{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, § 17","heading":"Experiments and investigations; nature and scope","body":"Section 17. The trustees shall cause experiments and investigations to be made at said station in the following subjects:\nFirst, The causes, prevention and remedies of diseases of domestic animals, plants and trees;\nSecond, The history and habits of insects destructive to vegetation, and the means of abating them;\nThird, The manufacture and composition of both foreign and domestic fertilizers, their values and adaptability to different crops and soils;\nFourth, The values, under all conditions, of forage, grain and root crops, as food for farm animals, for various purposes;\nFifth, The comparative value of green and dry forage, and the cost of producing and preserving them in the best condition;\nSixth, The adulteration of any article of food intended for the use of men or animals;\nSeventh, Testing poultry to eliminate disease;\nEighth, Other subjects deemed advantageous to agriculture and horticulture in the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 75"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter75/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:28Z","sha256":"64e90193bb0d6b2f1d7eae1be6cd47dc6a3e2c92b9e2f387be51389e203541e0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-16a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}