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in the laboratory with two assistants, cannot do all the work 

 of the Board of Health besides, although I am not speaking 

 for the Board of Health, as I know very little of their require- 

 ments. As it is. the Board of Health at the present time runs 

 a laboratory separate and independent from the Experiment 

 Station. I believe that the idea of erecting a building on the 

 southwest corner of the State House campus for the accom- 

 modation of the laboratory and the Department of Agriculture 

 can well be considered along economic lines. I further believe 

 that it would greatly strengthen the confidence the people 

 would have in the Department of Agriculture. The bringing 

 of the laboratory to Augusta and combining it with the labora- 

 tory of the Board of Health would make the Department more 

 compact and efficient. The saving made under a single ad- 

 ministration would almost or quite pay for the building and 

 would make this important work respond to the demands of 

 the people. 



Conclusion. 



In conclusion I would like to make acknowledgments to the 

 Agricultural Societies who have worked earnestly for the ad- 

 vancement of agricultural conditions and in perfect harmony 

 with the Department of Agriculture ; to the granges, both 

 subordinate and pomona. who have been of so mvich assistance 

 to the Department with their organized forces throughout the 

 state, enabling us to reach audiences with little effort except 

 to respond to calls from them ; to my capable assistants upon 

 whom I have leaned for help to an extent that no one can 

 appreciate ; to the stenographers of the Department who have 

 given the written word of our actions and ambitions to the 

 public, and, finally, to the governor and council from whom 

 nothing but assistance and the most courteous treatment have 

 been received. 



