REPORT OF BUREAU OF INSPECTION. 



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CITIES AND TOWNS VISITED AND INSPECTED, 1915. 



Seed Inspection. 



The seed inspection for the year 19 15 was attended to by 

 men employed particularly for this work, the subject of mark- 

 ing and displaying seeds by the dealers being followed up thor- 

 oughly. During the season the inspectors visited one hundred 

 and fifty-four towns and cities in Maine, calling upon three 

 hundred and eighty-three dealers ; they collected three hundred 

 and thirty-three samples, besides examining numerous varieties 

 of seeds that apparently did not warrant sampling. I regret to 

 report that of the three hundred and thirty-three samples col- 

 lected, eighty-two cases necessitated hearings, either on the 

 charge of misbranding or adulteration. I am very glad to 



