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Aroostook Farm. 



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

 purchased in Aroostook County for scientific investig'ations in 

 agriculture to be under "the general supervision, management, 

 and control" of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 The farm is in the town of Pre'sque Isle, about 2 miles south 

 of the village, on the main road to Houlton. The Bangor 

 and Aroostook railroad crosses the farm. A flag station, "Aroos- 

 took 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. A school house on a lot adjoining 

 the farm was presented to the State by the town of Presque 

 Isle and after being remodeled serves as a boarding house for 

 the help. A green house and a potato storage house have 

 been erected at the farm by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 for use in cooperative work on potato breeding. The large 

 barn aft'ords 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 scien- 

 tific investigations in orcharding, corn, and other farm crops." 

 The farm is situated in the counties of Kennebec and Andros- 

 coggin, largely in the town of Monmouth. It is on the Farming- 

 ton Branch of the Maine Central Railroad, 2 miles from Leeds 

 Junction. A flag station, "Highmoor," is on the farm. 



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

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

 of 3,000 apple trees upon the place which have been set from 

 20 to 30 years. Fields that are not in orchards are well adapted 

 to experiments with corn, potatoes, and similar general farm 

 crops. The house has 2 stories with a large wing, and con- 

 tains about 15 rooms. It is well arranged for the Station offices 

 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. A sub- 

 stantially constructed building for apple packing was erected 

 in 1912. 



