REPORT OF SEED IMPROVEMENT WORK. 



To the Hon. A. IV. Gihnan, Commissioner of Agriculture: 



I herewith respectfully submit a report of my work from 

 January 24th, 1910, to Jamiary ist, 191 1. 



During this time the work has been divided as follows: 

 Field work of the Maine Seed Improvement Association. 

 Assisting in gathering and preparing report of agricultural 

 statistics. 



Dairy Testing Association work and meetings. 

 The greater part of the time has been devoted to the field 

 work of the Seed Improvement Association, and while doing 

 this, considerable time has been devoted to gathering agricul- 

 tural statistics; Dairy Testing Association meetings have also 

 been attended when it has been convenient. 



MAINE SEED IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. 



In accordance with the law passed by the Legislature of 1908, 

 appropriating a sum of money for this work, the Maine Seed 

 Improvement Association was organized at Waterville, Jan- 

 uary 25th, 1910. This meeting was attended by about 60 Maine 

 farmers com.ing from all parts of the State. All offices in the 

 association are held by farmers of the State except that of Sec- 

 retary, held by Leon S. Merrill, Director of Extension Work, 

 University of Maine, Orono, and the field work, which is in 

 charge of a representative of the Department of Agriculture; 

 in this way the association is assured of the hearty co-operation 

 of both institutions. 



List of Officers. 



President, W. G. Hunton, Readfield. 

 Vice-President, John Pease, Cornish. 

 Secretary, Leon S. Merrill, Orono. 

 Treasurer, Charles M. White, Bowdoinham. 



