October, 1913. 



MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



ORONO, MAINE. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director 



ANALYSTS 

 James M. Bartlett Herman H. Hanson 



Royden L. Hammond Edward E. Sawyer 



Elmer R. Tobey 



(Official Snsipettions! 



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INSECTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE INSPECTION. 



The laws regulating the sale of fungicides and insecticides are 

 broad and cover not merely materials such as Paris green, 

 arsenate of lead, bordeaux mixture and similar materials used 

 in agriculture, but apply equally to fungicides and insecticides 

 that are used for other purposes. 



During the year the inspectors have made pretty thorough 

 examination of the stock in the hands of dealers in various parts 

 of the State and have purchased samples of large numbers of 

 the registered insecticides. At this time only the analyses of 

 those are reported which carry arsenic or else are more directly 

 related to agriculture. It will be noted that not all of the speci- 

 mens reported upon are in accord with the law. As the law is 

 new and the makers are evidently attempting to conform to its 

 requirements no prosecutions have been brought. 



