So AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



bond to points in America. A second telegram stated that Dr. 

 Alelhus would handle the government investigations and asked 

 for the cooperation of the State Department. Dr. Melhiis of 

 the Federal Department, Dr. Morse of the Experiment Station, 

 Mr. Adams, a senior at the University of Maine, and the writer, 

 began the investigation at Washburn on February 9. The 

 potato houses were visited there and scab was found in about 

 half of the bins in considerable quantity. Other towns were 

 visited and the condition of the stock examined. It was soon 

 evident that powdery scab existed in quantity and that the situa- 

 tion was extremely serious for the growers. Mr. Petty, Mr. 

 Morse, and Mr. Peasley, all from the college at Orono, and Mr. 

 Jones of China were added to the inspection force in order to 

 complete the survey at the earliest moment. Only the potato 

 houses along the railroad were visited, partly because of the 

 inclemency of the weather and partly because of the lack of 

 sufficient force. 



The following table is a summary of the preliminary inves- 

 tigations : 



Town. tScab. Clean. 



Washburn 750 880 



Ft. Kent 850 8,000 



Soldier Pond 850 ^5»35o 



Frenchville 1,460 8,300 



Grand Isle 2,100 10,550 



Littleton i,75o 7,340 



Houlton, 400 23,390 



Limestone 1,610 29,425 



Caribou 9,700 39oOO 



Squa Pan 1,100 7,300 



Ashland 3,250 14,950 



Van Buren 1,110 14,000 



Danforth 100 2,760 



Kingman 3,620 



Oaktield 6,275 



Dyer Brook 1,725 6,945 



Presque Isle 7,775 27,925 



Ft. Fairfield 4,725 18,900 



Mapleton 2,725 5,850 



