I36 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1916. 



It has again been brought to the attention of the Department 

 that greater care must be taken by the dealers in submitting 

 samples for free analysis. Such samples are solicited and 

 welcomed ; it is important, however, that they be taken accord- 

 ing to the directions issued by the Department, and the inspect- 

 tors employed by the Department have been furnished with 

 these blanks for describing these samples with instructions 

 to leave them with the dealers upon whom they call in their 

 course of inspection, and it is hoped that with the coming 

 season a greater number of samples will be received and that 

 pains will be taken to see that the instructions as laid down by 

 the form are exactly followed. This is a special privilege not 

 accorded in some other states, where, if one wishes to deter- 

 mine whether the goods purchased come up to the guaranty, 

 a fee of three dollars — or one dollar for each element — is re- 

 quired by the Department of Agriculture for such analysis. 



An important feature to be borne in mind by the feed dealers 

 of the State is that if protection is wanted, only registered 

 goods should be purchased, and an inquiry should be made in 

 all instances from the salesman or from the firm; it is also to 

 be understood that such information is on file at the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and requests as to whether 01 not a cer- 

 tain brand is registered for sale in the State are always will- 

 ingly answered. 



