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Equipment of the Station. 



Tlie Station is well equipped in laboratories and apparatus, 

 particularly in the lines of chemistry, entomology, horticulture, 

 pomology, plant pathology and poultry investigations. Its poul- 

 try plant is probably the most complete for the purposes of 

 investigation of that of any Experiment Station in the country. 

 While the Station carries on some cooperative work such as 

 orcharding, and field experiments with farmers in different 

 parts of the State, most of the work is conducted in its own 

 laboratories and poultry plant at Orono, and upon Highmoor 

 Farm, situated in the town of Monmouth. 



Its offices and laboratories are chiefly located in Holmes Hall 

 (named in honor of Dr. Ezekiel Holmes, the first Secretary of 

 the Board of Agriculture) on the University of Maine campus, 

 Orono. It is a two story brick building, 81 x 48 feet. On the 

 ground floor are five large chemical laboratories used for the 

 analysis of foods, feeding stuffs, drugs, fertilizers, fungicides 

 and insecticides: the laboratories of the plant pathologists; and 

 two of the biological laboratories. The general office and 

 mailing room, the Director's office, the laboratory for seed 

 testing and photography, the entomological laboratories and 

 the library, are on the second floor. In the basement there 

 is a chemical laboratory ; room.s for the grinding and preparation 

 of samples ; culture and preparation rooms used by the plant 

 pathologists and rooms for the storage of chemical? and glass- 

 ware. The large attic is also used for the storage of samples 

 and supplies. The building is connected with the steam heat- 

 ing plant of the University; is supplied with gas and electricity; 

 and is thoroughly equipped with apparatus for the work of 

 agricultural investigation. The library consists of about 3000 

 volumes, chiefly agricultural and biological journals and publi- 

 cations of the various experiment stations. Holmes Hall is 

 situated near the University Library and card catalogues of 

 books in the University Library that are likely to be used by 

 the Station workers are also in the Station Library. 



The poultry plant is also situated on the University of Maine 

 campus and includes two long houses built on the curtain front 

 plan. It is possible in these houses to carry over the winter 

 from 800 to TOGO laying hens. One of these long poultry houses 



