ANNOUNCEMENT 



The Connecticut Agbicultubal Experiment Station was established in 

 accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, approved March 21, 1877, "for 

 the purpose of promoting Agriculture by scientific investigation and experiment." 



The Station is prepared to analyze and test fertilizers, cattle-food, seeds, soils, 

 waters, inillis, and other agricultural materials and products, to identify grasses, 

 weeds, and useful or injurious insects, and to give information on the various 

 subjects of Agricultural Science, for the use and advantage of the Citizens of 

 Connecticut. 



The Station makes analyse^ of FertiHzers, Seed-Tests, &c., &c., for the Citizens 

 of Connecticut without charge, provided — 



1. That the results are of use to the public and are free to publish. 



2. That the samples are taken by consumers from stock now in the market, and 

 in accordance with the Station instructions for sampling. 



3. That the samples are fully described on the Station " Forms for Description." 

 All other work proper to the Experiment Station that can be used for the pubhc 



l>eneflt will be made without charge. Work done for the use of individuals will 

 be charged for at moderate rates. The Station will undertake no work, the results 

 of w^hich are not at its disposal to use or publish, if deemed advisable for the 

 public good. See p. 17. 



Results of analysis or investigation that are of general interest will be published 

 in Bulletins, of which copies are sent to each Post Office in this State, and will be 

 summed up in the Annual Reports made to the Legislature. 



The officers of the Station will take pains to obtain for analysis samples of all 

 the commercial fertilizers sold in Connecticut ; but the organized cooperation of 

 the farmer is essential for the full and timely protection of their interests. 

 Farmers' Clubs and like Associations can efficiently work with the Station for 

 this purpose, by sending in samples early during each season of trade. 



It is the wish of the Board of Control to make the Station as widely useful as 

 its resources will admit. Every Connecticut citizen who is concerned in agricul- 

 ture, whether farmer, manufacturer, or dealer, has the right to apply to the 

 Station for any assistance that comes within its province to render, and the 

 Station will respond to all applications as far as lies in its power. 



^^ Instructions and Forms for taking samples, and Terms for testing Fertil- 

 izers, Seeds, etc., for private parties, sent on application. 



51^° Parcels by Express, to receive attention, should be prepaid, and all com- 

 munications should be directed, not to individual officers, but simply to the 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



NEW HAVEN CONN. 



Station Grounds, Laboratory and Office are on Suburban St., between 

 Whitney Avenue and Prospect St., 1| miles North of City Hall. Suburban St. 

 may be reached by Whitney Lake Horse Cars, which leave corner of Chapel and 

 Church Sts. each hour and half hour. 



^^ The Station has Telephone connection and may be spoken from the Cen- 

 tral Telephone Office, 346 State St., or from Peck & Bishop's Office iu Union 

 R. R. Depot. 



