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laws are handled by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The 

 analytical examination of the samples and the publishing the 

 results of the analyses will still be done by the Station. The 

 cost of the inspections is borne by fees and by a state appropria- 

 tion. 



Offices and Laboratories. 



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. 



The Legislature of 191 3 (Chapter 190 of the Private Laws 

 of 191 3) named a committee and appropriated ten thousand 

 dollars for the purpose of purchasing land for a farm for con- 

 ducting scientific investigations in agriculture in Aroostook 

 County. The law provides that : "The Maine Agricultural 

 Experiment Station shall have the general supervision, man- 

 agement and control of said farm and of all experiments and 

 investigations conducted thereon, and may if it sees fit or deems 

 it best authorize any agent or agents of the LTnited States De- 

 partment of Agriculture to conduct experiments upon such farm 

 under such terms as it deems best." 



The committee on location decided that it would be impracti- 

 cable to purchase a farm in Aroostook County for the amount 

 named in the act. After several meetings and proposals made 

 from several towns in the county it was decided to purchase a 

 farm at Presque Isle which, with the buildings to be erected 

 upon it will cost $23,000. The farm that was purchased con- 

 tains about 275 acres, has upon it a large barn with concrete 

 potato house in the basement, a small dAvelling house for the 



