REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



To the Director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. 



Sir : — 



The following is a report of work done in the Chemical 

 Laboratory between July i, 1896, and June 30, 1897. 



Name. Analyzed for Number of Samples. 



Soils Water 47 



Soils Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash .... 7 



Fodders Fodder analysis 34 



Fodders Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash .... 3 



Celery plants Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash .... 10 



Apple tree leaves. . . .Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash ... 3 



Urine of horse Phosphoric acid 8 



Grapes Acid and sugar 20 



Sugar beets Sugar 4 



Potatoes Nitrogen and starch 4 



Clover roots Nitrogen 4 



Clover tops Nitrogen 3 



Clover nodules Nitrogen i 



Paris green Asz O3 (arsenic trioxide) 2 



Ashes Phosphoric acid and potash i 



Commercial K salts. .Potash 2 



Water Lime, magnesia and potash i 



Manure Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash i 



Callerine i 



In addition the A. O. A. C. work was done on potash. 



G. C. Caldwell. 



