Maine, its history, resources and government . sible way to the farmers of thestate through the spreading of valuable information, doingexperimental work, and giving supervision to many things ofvital importance to Maine agriculture. The state owns twoexperimental farms in addition to the one which is connectedwith the University. One of these is in Monmouth and theother in Pre^ue Isle. Thousands of our young people areorganized into Boys and Girls Clubs for carrying on projects AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINE 133 in agriculture and canning. Extension work is also organizedin most of the cou
Maine, its history, resources and government . sible way to the farmers of thestate through the spreading of valuable information, doingexperimental work, and giving supervision to many things ofvital importance to Maine agriculture. The state owns twoexperimental farms in addition to the one which is connectedwith the University. One of these is in Monmouth and theother in Pre^ue Isle. Thousands of our young people areorganized into Boys and Girls Clubs for carrying on projects AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINE 133 in agriculture and canning. Extension work is also organizedin most of the counties of the state under the direction of expertagents. Three state agricultural fairs are held each year, one inBangor, one in Waterville, and one in Lewiston. In addition,there are local and county fair associations in some fifty differentplaces, while many towns hold excellent fairs each year withouthaving a formal association. Other important and virile agricultural organizations are theMaine State Pomological Society, the Maine Dairymens. A Typical Lumber Camp Association, the Maine Seed Improvement Association, and theMaine Livestock Breeders Association, all of which are doingmuch for the agricultural interests of the state. Lumbering. No other natural resource, with the possibleexception of her water-power, has contributed so much to theindustrial prosperity of Maine as has her lumber. We have noway of knowing what part of the total area of the state wasoriginally forested, but it is certain that it was a very largeportion. Even to-day the best estimate obtainable gives fifteen 134 MAINE GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRY million acres as the present forested area, and this is practicallythree-fourths of the whole state. Not all of this vast territoryis in timber. It is estimated that about two million acres arein woodlots having little lumber value. As in the case of farming the lumber business in Maine wasat first a purely local industry. While sawmills were establishedvery soon
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