ANNOUNCEMENTS. 



THE AIM OF THE STATION. 



Every citizen of Maine 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 

 permit. 



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

 pared to make chemical analyses of fertilizers, feeding stuffs, 

 dairy products and other agricultural materials ; to test seeds 

 and creamery glass-ware ; 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. 



INSPECTIONS. 

 The execution of the laws regulating the sale of commercial 

 fertilizers, concentrated commercial feeding stuffs, and agricul- 

 tural seeds, and the inspection of chemical glass-ware used by 

 creameries is entrusted to the Director of the Station. The Sta- 

 tion officers take pains to obtain for analysis samples of all 

 brands of fertilizers and feeding stuffs coming under the law, 

 but the organized co-operation of farmers is essential for the full 

 and timely protection of their interests. Granges, Farmers 

 Clubs and other organizations can render efficient aid by report- 



