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State appropriation has been secured for investigations by the Illinois 

 experiment station on the effect of fattening cattle upon the food value 

 of the carcass. This work is directly in line with that carried on by 

 Professoi' Grindlej', and it is expected that in the future his samples of 

 meat will be secured from cattle fattened and slaughtered under 

 definite conditions, which will greatly add to the importance of the 

 results obtained in the special cooking experiments. In connection 

 with Professor Grindley's work, it is expected that Miss Isabel Bevier, 

 professor of domestic science in the university, will endeavor to make 

 a practical application for housekeepers of the results obtained by 

 Professor Grindley. 



In addition to completing the work called for by his 'authorization 

 covering the last fiscal 5^ear, Professor Jaffa, at the University of 

 California, has accumulated a considerable amount of material, which 

 will be used in his work for the fiscal year 1903. The material 

 includes samples of food and excretory products from digestion 

 experiments on the nutritive value of fruits. His time will be largely 

 devoted to the study of this material and the preparation for publica- 

 tion of the results already obtained, the material being amply suffi- 

 cient for the purpose. 



At the University of Tennessee, Professor Wait will continue his 

 dietary studies of white families in poor circumstances, until suffi- 

 cient information of this character has been accumulated for purposes 

 of comparison and for use in fixing upon dietary standards. His 

 work also includes a study of the comparative nutritive value of 

 dried legumes, such as cowpeas, beans, lentils, etc., ordinarily eaten. 



President White, at the Georgia State College of Agriculture and 

 Mechanic Arts, will continue dietary studies with the special object 

 of securing information regarding food habits of persons in different 

 circumstances under the lo. al conditions. 



It is expected that Dr. II. C. Sherman, at Columbia University, 

 New York City, will continue his studies of the comparative metabo- 

 lism of nitrogen, sulphur, and phosphorus, although definite arrange- 

 ments for this work have not been made. 



Mr. J. P. Fox, of Boston, Mass., has recently submitted to the Office 

 some results of dietary studies made under special conditions which 

 are of considerable interest. He will continue this work, and it is 

 believed that additional material of interest and value will be 

 forthcoming. 



In addition to the above, there are two other lines of work which 

 it seems especially desirable to undertake, namely, dietary studies in 

 public institutions and nutrition investigations in the Tropics. Plans 

 for beginning the work in public institutions have already been 

 made, and considerable material, including summaries of results of 

 earlier investigations, etc. , has been collected, which will prove useful 

 for purposes of comparison. By an arrangement Avith Dr. A. B. 

 Richardson, superintendent of the Government Hospital for tlie Insane, 

 in the District of Columbia, dietary studies will be made in that 

 institution during the current year in accordance with plans furnished 

 by this Office. 



It is believed that the results of nutrition investigations already 

 made may be practically and beneficially applied in a wide way to the 

 feeding of men wherever a considerable number of persons are to be 

 fed on a systematic plan. This applies especiall}' to boarding schools, 

 college clubs, reformatory and penal institutions, hospitals for the 

 insane and other dependent classes, and the Army and Navy. A 

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