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is believe'd that this service is an important and valuable one to 

 render to the people of the state and all inquiries are promptly 

 and cheerfully answered. 



IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS, DISEASES, AND INSECTS. 



Many times farmers are trou^bled by unknown weeds, plant 

 diseases, and injurious insects, identificaltion of which and ad- 

 vice as to the best methods of comlbatting same would be of 

 great benefit. Such samples can be sent to the College of Agri- 

 culture where identification will be made and the farmer ad- 

 vised what steps should be taken for their control. The send- 

 ing of such samples to the College renders a service not only 

 to the farmer, but also to the University, since it gives infor- 

 mation as to the distribution of noxious weeds, insect pests, 

 and iplanlt diseases, throughout the state. 



SUMMER CAMP. 



The summer camp course was inaugurated this year under 

 the auspices oi the State Department 0(f Forestry, and full 

 equipment was provided for twelve men. This equipment was 

 of the very best, and consisted of tents, cots, blankets, and full 

 cominissary outfit. The site chosen for this year's work was 

 on Indian Township, in Washington County. The permanent 

 camp was located on a neck of well-wooded land on the north 

 side of Big Musquash Lake, just east of Big Musquash Stream, 

 about six miles either by water or by road from Princeton, 

 Maine. Here an abandoned logging camp was furnished 

 through the kindness of Mr. Charles F. Eaton. This camp 

 was used as a cook-shack and mess-quarters. Two men were 

 assigned to each tent for living quarters. These tents were 

 9 1-2 by 9 1-2 feet, and were made of lo ounce Army duck, 

 with fly. A tent in a small clearing on a point overlooking the 

 lake served as a base for the lecture work and for the storage 

 of books, charts, maps and other equipment; though most of 

 the lectures were given in the open in front of this tent, the 

 men being seated in a semi-circle about the instructor. This lec- 

 ture work occupied most of the mornings. A whole township 

 was available for field-work, to which the afternoons and some 

 entire days were devoted. The work given was very elemen- 



