INDEX. 85 



Report of Commissioner of Agriculture, continued page 



Farmers' institutes ^^7 



Gypsy moth work 12 



Horticulture 8 



Inspection of petroleum products i3 



Livestock industry T4 



Milk inspection ■ I3 



Practical housing for the department I9 



Seed improvement S 



Sheep i^ 



Report of Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures 84 



Report of Field Agent Gypsy Moth Work 80 



Report of State Dairy Inspector 30 



Care of milk in the home 35 



Educational 33 



Fairs ji 



Home pasteurization of milk 36 



Inspection of dairies 31 



Recommendations 37 



Registrations 3- 



Results of analysis of milk and cream 32 



Report of State Dairy Instructor 21 



Report of State Horticulturist 38 



Apple shipments 73 



Bangor Fruit Meeting 48 



Birds of the orchard, William E. Pov^rers 59 



Fruit Growers' Convention 4/ 



Inspection of imported nursery stock 41 



Inspection of incoming nursery stock 70 



List of nursery comipanies that have delivered orders in the 



State of Maine in 1916 68 



Markets, H. A. Emerson 4Q 



Nursery agents licensed 7^ 



Nursery firms in Maine receiving certificates in 1916 41 



Nursery inspection 40 



Orchard and premises inspection 42 



Second Carleton contest 75 



White pine blister rust 43 



Appearance 1 46 



History 45 



Introduction 44 



Treatment 47 



Selection of seed wheat and wheat raising, address on, by Prof. 



Franklin Menges 279 



Shall the producers organize, address on, by R. L. Cummings 230 



Soil moisture and humus, address on, by Prof. Franklin Menges . . 237 



