24 AGRICULTl'RE OF MAINE. 



the enforcement of the hiws of this vState which must be car- 

 ried out in the different branches of this Department. 



To the State Auditor, Hon. Lamont A. Stevens, to whom all 

 accounts must be rendered for approval before going to the 

 Governor and Council for the drawing of warrants. All busi- 

 ness has been done in harmony. 



To the United States Department of Agriculture at Wash- 

 ington, especially the l.'ureau of Animal Industry and the 

 United States inspectors in different parts of this State who 

 have assisted this Department in the work relating to contagious 

 and infectious diseases among animals ; and to the Dairy Di- 

 vision of the United States Department for the assistance they 

 have given me. 



To Dr. Robert J. Aley, president of the University of Maine, 

 for the assistance he has rendered us personally. 



To Dr. Chas. D. Woods, Director of our Experiment Station, 

 for the assistance rendered by him and his professors at the 

 Station, especially in the line of entomological work, and for 

 the annual report of his Station and that of Highmoor Farm. 



To Prof. Henry D. Evans, in charge of our vState Laboratory 

 of Hygiene, for the assistance he has given our state chemist in 

 prosecutions for violations of the dairy laws. 



To the Pomona and subordinate granges in dift'erent parts of 

 the State for their able assistance in conducting our Farmers' 

 Institutes by furnishing halls and entertaining the speakers that 

 were sent from this Department. 



To the Maine Central and Bangor and Aroostook Railroads 

 for the assistance rendered by giving passes to men in the 

 institute work from out of the State, giving a chance to do much 

 more work with the money appropriated, and the assistance ren- 

 dered the Farmers' Union, giving the Farmers' Exchange the 

 preference and assisting those representing the exchanges in 

 different ])arts of the State. 



To the men in this Department for the able support they have 

 given me in the different branches of the work; also, to those 

 who have assisted us in the institute work conducted by the 

 Department the past year, and to my chief clerk and her assist- 

 ants, who are always ready and willing to assist me. 



