REPORT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMIST. 



C. L. Haue. 



Dr. C. C. Thach, 



President Alaharua Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. 



Sir:— The work in tliis department during the past year 

 has been continued according to the plans set forth in the 

 last annual i-eport. 



The work on breeding cotton for high oil content in the 

 seed has made some progress and the results secured en- 

 courage a continuation of the experiments. 



The determination of the properties of lard as affected 

 by the ration fed to the hog has proceeded to such a point 

 that there is possible a fairlj" accurate knowledge of' the 

 effects of such feeds as so^^beans, peanuts, corn, cotton 

 seed meal, and tankage, as far as regards certain of the 

 properties of lards. 



It has also given an index to some correctives for soft 

 lards and the extent to which the corrective effiect may ex- 

 tend. Respectfully submitted, 



0. L. Hare. 



