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a manufacturer's certificate, accompanied by the proper regis- 

 tration fee, is filed at this office for every brand, and the 

 issuing of registration certificates, together with the book-keep- 

 ing and vast amount of correspondence in connection with 

 registration matters, has devolved upon this bureau. 



The early winter Tnonths were devoted to the insp>ectioni of 

 feeding stuffs, as during that season of the year the consump- 

 tion of these products is I'arger than at any other time ; the 

 'fertilizer inspection followed during the months of early 

 'spring. The ins-pection of seeds was, of course, confined to 

 the spring months and the work was ij>erformed with great 

 care by an expert seed analyst who himself made a tour of 

 inspection. In the late spring and early summer the inspection 

 of fungicides and insecticides was taken up, this time of year 

 seeming to 'be the logical season for the regulation of the sale 

 of spraying materials, etc. 



The inspection of foods and drugs has been carried on con- 

 tinuously throughout the year and samples have been collected'. 

 'As stated above, all samjples have been forwarded to the Ex- 

 'periment Station for analysis. As the statute also provides 

 that the results of all analyses shall be published by the director 

 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, it is unnecessary to do 

 more in this report than refer to the number of the Official 

 Inspections containing detailed tabulations of the results of 

 the examinations of the class of samples collected, together 

 with such discussion as is deemed necessary. Copies of the 

 Official Inspections are always obtainable from the Experi- 

 ment Station upon application. 



' Seed Inspection. 



The seed' insfpection for the year 19 14, in accordance with 

 the usual custom, was conducted by a seed analyst from the 

 Experiment Station, and it seems that some mention should 

 be made of our special good fortune in being able to obtain 

 the services of a man so well qualified for this work and who — 

 through his experience — is usually able to tell by observation 

 "whether a seed conforms to its brand of purity. During the 

 past year the seed analyst visited one hundred and thirty- 

 seven principal cities and towns of Maine, calling on three 



