88 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



5. Fire Proof Poiuder from Wisconsin is water-lime. Cost ^ cent; retail 

 price not known. 



6. Silver Polish. — Pill-box filled with water-lime. Cost -^cent; retail price 

 25 cents. 



?. Ozone. A package of about ^ pound weight, consisting of pulverized 

 sulpluir, colored with lampblack and scented with oil of cinnamon. Cost 4 

 cents; retail ])rice S"-i.OO. 



8. Speirs Preservative Fluid consists of one ounce of bisulpiiito of soda 

 dissolved in a pint of water. Cost 5 cents; retail price 61.50. 



0. Marie Fontaine' a Motli and Frechle Cure. — "For external use only. Put 

 the contents of this package into an eight-ounce bottle, and then fill with 

 rainwater." Tiie package contains tiiirty-two grains of corrosive sublimate, or 

 mercuric chloride. Cost -i cent; retail price 50 cents. 



I also gave a course of lectures to the Junior class on meteorology, giving 

 the general principles of meteorology and climatology, bringing into special 

 prominence the recent advances in meteorology by means of the splendid con- 

 tributions to this science by the United States Signal Service. I aimed to 

 elucidate sucli principles and offer such information as will assist the student 

 in acquiring such an insiglit into the laws of storms and the natural succession 

 of meteorological phenomena as will enable him to make a forecast of proba- 

 bilities of the weather which will be of great value in operations on the farm, 

 in securing his crops, guarding his fruits and caring for his stock. The suc- 

 cessful farmer needs to be wiser than Solomon when he said, "lie that 

 observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clonds shall not 

 reap." Tliat was said before daily announcements of probabilities of the 

 weather were telegraphed from Dan to Beersheba. The farmer needs to 

 observe the wind and regard the clouds if he would win from the joint action 

 of wind and clouds the best possible results in field, fruit, and flock. 



It will be seen from this summary of class-room work that I have had 

 supervision of classes averaging nearly four hours a day for the entire college 

 year, a number no teacher sb.ould attempt to fill, especially when it is remem- 

 bered tliat the preparation of experiments and illustrations consumes an equal 

 number of hours, to say nothing of the absolute necessity for a teacher to 

 keep fully abreast with the constant advancement in the sciences in which he 

 gives instruction. I have charge of classes for double the number of hours 

 of the average of professors at this College, notwithstanding the large amount 

 of time that must be consumed in the preparation of my experimental illus- 

 trations outside of class hours. It is obvious that one of the pressing require- 

 ments of tliis department is that my work shall be divided, an additional 

 teacher in chemistry appointed, and tiius something like equality in the distri- 

 bution of the work of the College be secured. 



OUTSIDE WORK. 



Onerous as are the duties in the class-room the work which comes upon me 

 from sources outside the class-room is nearly overwhelming. I will call 

 attention to a few of these. 



Correi>x)ondence. — I receive a large number of letters and on a great variety 

 of topics. Many of these should be directed to other officers, e.g., asking 

 infoi'mation in regard to admission to College, the qualifications and require- 

 ments for admission to the liigher classes, special opportunities for study; 

 inqunies concerning the stock kept at the College, kinds of animals for sale 



