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tions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such 

 other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricul- 

 tural industry of the United States as may in each case be 

 deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions 

 and needs of the respective States or Territories. 



Sec. 3. That in order to secure, as far as practicable, uniform- 

 ity of methods and results in the work of said stations, it shall 

 be the duty of the United States Commissioner of Agriculture 

 to furnish forms, as far as practicable, for the tabulation of re- 

 sults of investigation or experiments; to indicate from time to 

 time such lines of inquiry as to him shall seem most important; 

 and, in general, to furnish such advice and assistance as will 

 best promote the purpose of this act. It shall be the duty of 

 each of said stations annually, on or before the first day of Feb- 

 ruary, to make to the governor of the State or Territory in which 

 it is located a full and detailed report of its operations, including 

 a statement of receipts and expenditures, a copy of which report 

 shall be sent to each of said stations, to the said Commissioner 

 of Agriculture, and to the Secretary of the Treasury of the 

 United States. 



Sec. 4. That bulletins or reports of progress shall be published 

 at said stations at least once in three months, one copy of which 

 shall be sent to each newspaper in the States or Territories in 

 which they are respectively located, and to such individuals 

 actually engaged in farming as may request the same, and as 

 far as the means of the station will permit. Such bulletins or 

 reports and the annual reports of said stations shall be trans- 

 mitted in the mails of the United States free of charge for post- 

 age, under such regulations as the Postmaster-General may from 

 time to time prescribe. 



