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laws is handled by the Commissioner of Agriculture. It is 

 still the duty of the Director of the Station to make the analy- 

 tical examination of the samples collected by the Commissioner 

 and to publish the results of the analyses. The cost of the in- 

 spections is borne by fees and by a State appropriation. 



Offices and IvAboratoriks. 



The offices, laboratories and poultry plant of the Maine Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station are at the University of Maine, 

 Orono. Orono is the freight, express, post, telegraph and tele- 

 phone address for the offices and laboratories. 



Visitors to the Station will find it convenient to leave the 

 steam cars at Bangor or Old Town, as the railway station at 

 Orono is a mile from the University. Bangor and Old Town 

 trolley cars pass through the campus. They pass the railway 

 station in Bangor 5 minutes after the hour and half hour, and 

 the railway station in Old Town, 20 minutes after, and 10 

 minutes before the hour. 



Aroostook Farm. 



By action of the Legislatures of 1913 and 191 5 a farm was 

 purchased in Aroostook County for scientific investigations in 

 agriculture to be under "the general supervision, management, 

 and control" of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 The farm is in the town of Presque Isle, about two miles 

 south of the village, on the main road to Houlton. The Ban- 

 gor and Aroostook railroad crosses the farm. A flag station, 

 "Aroostook Farm," makes it easily accessible by rail. 



The farm contains about 275 acres, about half of which is 

 cleared. The eight room house provides an office, and home 

 for the farm superintendent. The large barn affords storage 

 for hay and grain and has a large potato storage house in the, 

 basement. 



HiGHMOOR Farm. 



The State Legislature of 1909 purchased a farm upon which 

 the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station "shall conduct 

 scientific investigations in orcharding, corn, and other farm 



