REPORT 



Of THE 



CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT. 



L. L. VAN SLYKE. Ph. D., Chemkst. 

 ' Assistant Chemists. 



O. Cr. GENTER, Ph. C. 

 W. H. ANDREWS,* B. S. 

 J. A. LE OLER€. B. S. 

 A. D. COOK.* Ph. C. 

 F. D. FULLER. B. S. 



E. B. HART,* B. S. 



F. THOMPSON, B. S. 



Table of Contents. 



(I) Report of analyses of commercial feitilizei's for the spi'iuj^ 



of 1897. 

 (II) Report of analyses of commercial fertilizers for the fall 



of 1897. 

 (Ill) Conditions I'equired for the .s^iccessful sjrowth of sugar 



beets. 



•Connected with Fertilizer Control. 



