X MAINE AGRICULTUR.\L EXPERIMENT STATION. 



crops." The farm is situated in the counties of Kennebec and 

 Androscoggin, largely in the town of Monmouth. It is on the 

 P'armington Branch of the Maine Central Railroad, two miles 

 from Leeds Junction. A flag station, "Highmoor," is on the 

 farm. 



The farm contains 225 acres, about 200 of which are in or- 

 chards, fields, and pastures. There are in the neighborhood 

 of 3.000 apple trees upon the place which have been set from 

 20 to 30 A'ears. Fields that are not in orchards are well 

 adapted to experiments with corn, potatoes, and similar gen- 

 eral farm crops. The house has two stories with a large wing, 

 and contains about 15 rooms. It is well arranged for the Sta- 

 tion ofHces and for the home of the farm superintendent. The 

 barns are large, affording storage for hay and grain. The 

 basement affords limited storage for apples, potatoes and roots. 



The Aim of the Station. 



Every citizen of ]^Iaine concerned in agriculture has the right 

 to apply to the Station for any assistance that comes witWn 

 its province. It is the wish of the Trustees and Station Council 

 that the Station be as widely useful as its resources will permit. 



In addition to its work of investigation, the Station is pre- 

 pared to make chemical analyses of fertilizers, feeding stufrs, 

 dairy products and other agricultural materials ; to test seeds 

 and creamery glassware; to identify grasses, weeds, injurious 

 fungi and insects, etc. ; and to give information on agricultural 

 matters of interest and advantage to the citizens of the State. ■ 



All work proper to the Experiment Station and of public 

 benefit will be done without charge. Work for the private use 

 of individuals is charged for at the actual cost to the Station. 

 The Station offers to do this work only as a matter of accom- 

 modation. Under no condition will the Station undertake 

 analyses, the results of which cannot be published, if they 

 prove of general interest. 



