REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



Since my last report the facilities for the chemical work of this 

 Station have been greatly improved. The rooms set apart for this 

 purpose in the new chemical laboratory are larger, and so much 

 more conveniently arranged than was possible in the old quarters, 

 that more work can be accomplished with the same expenditure 

 of time and labor ; and there is ample space for two workers when 

 additional help is temporarily needed ; also, access is easy to other 

 rooms of the chemical department, for the use of special apparatus, 

 as well as to the chemical library. These rooms are provided by 

 the University, but the cost of the work tables and plumbing, 

 about $300, was paid out of the funds of the Station. 



Parts of the east and south sides of the laboratory -room are 

 shown in the annexed cut, (Plate VIII.) A large window occu- 

 pies that part of the south side not shown, against which is a tile- 

 covered table for volumetric work. On the east side the battery 

 of six fat extractors may be seen ; the flasks of all the extractors 

 are heated in a long shallow water-bath ; each extractor is con- 

 nected with a coil of block tin pipe passing up through the con- 

 densing tank above. Beyond this apparatus, and outside the 

 limit of the cut, is a battery of four distilling flasks for the Kjel- 

 dahl nitrogen determinations, each flask being connected with a 

 block tin pipe passing through a tank of cold water and out at the 

 bottom, for the delivery of the distillate into the receivers. 



At the north end of the room is a large fume closet, in one end 

 of which is the stand for four digestion flasks for the Kjeldahl 

 nitrogen method. 



Adjoining this hood is the Fletcher muffle furnace for incinera- 

 tions. Under the floor of the fume closet a large steam coil is en- 

 closed, leaving ample space above for drying purposes. On the west 

 side is a large slate table for the blast lamp, and over this on the 

 wall are the air and water baths. Adjoining the room on this 

 side are the balance room and store room. 



In May, Mr. W. P. Cutter, the assistant chemist, resigned in 

 order to take the position of chemist of the Utah Experiment Sta- 



