ANNOUNCEMENTS. IX 



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 two 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. 



Publications. 



The Station is organized so that the work of investigation is 

 distinct from the work of inspection. The results of investi- 

 gation are published in the bulletins of the Station and in 

 scientific journals, both foreign and domestic. The bulletins 

 for the year make up the annual report. The results of the 

 work of inspection are printed in publications known as Offi- 

 cial Inspections. These are paged independently of the bulle- 

 tins and are bound in with the annual report as an appendix 

 thereto. Miscellaneous publications consisting of newspaper 

 notices of bulletins, newspaper bulletins and circulars which are 

 not paged consecutively and for the most part are not included 

 in the annual report are issued during the year. 



All the bulletins, issued by the Station are sent to the mem- 

 bers of the staffs of other Stations and the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture who asks for them, to all newspapers in Maine, 

 to libraries and to agricultural exchanges. Bulletins which have 

 to do with general agriculture and the Official Inspections 

 which bear upon the feeding stuffs, fertilizer and seed inspec- 

 tions are sent to a general mailing list composed chiefly of 

 farmers within the State. The publications having to do with 

 the food and drug inspection are sent to a special list including 

 all dealers in Maine and other citizens who request them. The 

 annual report is sent to directors of experiment stations and 

 to libraries. Copies of all publications are sent to the news- 

 papers within the State and to those on the exchange list out- 

 side of the State. 



