X MAINK AGRICULTURAI, EXPERIME;NT STATION. 



farmer. The erection of a suitable dwelling house for ihc 

 farm superintendent is provided for by money raised by :lie 

 citizens of Prescpe Isle. 



The Station came into possession of the farm late in Decem- 

 ber 1913, and work will be begun in the season of 1914. 



High MOOR Farm. 



Highmoor Farm, purchased by the State for the use of the 

 Station, is located in the town of Monmouth, 21-2 miles from 

 the Monmouth station and the same distance from the Leeds 

 Junction station. It is on the Farmington branch of the Maine 

 Central Railroad. A flag station, called Highmoor, is on the 

 farm. Monmouth is the post, telegraph and telephone address 

 for Highmoor Farm. Both Leeds Junction and Monmouth are 

 freight and express addresses. 



The; Aim oi? the Station. 



Every citizen of Alaine concerned in agriculture has the right 

 to apply to the Station for any assistance that comes within 

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

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



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

 pared to make cheimical analyses of fertilizers, feeding stuffs, 

 dairy products and other agricultural materials ; to test seeds 

 and creamery glassware; to identify grasses, weeds, injurious 

 fungi and' insects, etc. ; and to give infonnation 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 Oiffers to do this work only as a matter of accom- 

 modation. Und'er no condition will the Station undertake 

 analyses, the results of whch cannot be published, if they prove 

 of general interest. 



Correspondence. 

 As far as practicable, letters are answered the day they are 

 received. Letters sent to individual officers are liable to remain 

 unanswered, in case the officer addressed is absent. All com- 

 munications should, therefore, be addressed to the Director or 

 ,to the Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Orono, Maine. 



