S AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



'oT an Experiment Station Council, constituted as follows : The 

 president of the college ; the director of the Station ; the professor 

 of agriculture ; the professor of natural history ; the Station 

 veterinarian ; the Station horticulturist (when appointed) . 



At a subsequent raeeting this council was enlarged by the addition 

 of a committee of the trustees. 



In accordance with the action of the trustees the Station 

 Council has perfected the organization of the Station somewhat in 

 detail, and the various lines of work important to Maine agriculture, 

 to'which attention will be given, from time to time, as seems expe- 

 dient, have been assigned to the Station officers as follows : 



(i) Cattle Foods, Cattle Feeding and Animal Products. (Director 



of Station.) 



The forage crops adapted to Maine agriculture. 



The composition of cattle foods, and the influence of varying 

 conditions upon their nutritive value. 



The digestibility of cattle foods. 



The special functions of the ingredients of cattle foods in animal 

 nutrition. 



The economical use of foods in the production of milk, meat and 

 other animal products. 



The "adaptability of the various breeds of animals to the profitable 

 production of milk and meat. 



The best J methods for the manufacture of butter and cheese, and 

 allied questions. 



(2) Fertilizer and Crop Production. (Prof. Balentine.) 



The composition, availability and use of the various kinds of fer- 

 tilizing material, including commercial and farm manures. 



The relation of different cattle foods to the fertility of the farm. 



The economy of different systems of farm management as related 

 to the fertility of the soil and to the profits of farming. 



Methods of cultivation best calculated to promote the fertility and 

 proper physical conditions of the soil. 



(5) Varieties of Farm Crops, Agricultural Botany and Ento- 

 mology, (Prof. Harvey.) 



A botanical study of plants, both useful aud injurious to^Maine 

 Agriculture. 



