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of Chemistry a proliminary report upon the unification of terms. The desire of 

 lioth conuuittt'es has been to gt't together and make a combined, or unanimous 

 report, so that there would be eomph'te harmony in this; but there is a feeling 

 in both eommittees that we need more time, and particularly do we need more 

 assistance from those interested in chemical work and agricultural education 

 i)efore making any final recommendations. 



Tlie rei)ort submitted a contained unanimous recommendations with regard 

 to terms to be used in reporting analyses of feeding stuffs, foods, sugars, and 

 insecticides, but the committee was unable to agree as to terms to be used in soil 

 and fertilizer analysis, the disagreement being with regard to the use proposed 

 by Doctor Hopkins of the "element" system of nomenclature. 



The report was accepted. 



II. Snyder, of Minnesota, presented the following report of the committee on 

 methods of testing cereals : 



Uki'ort ok Committkk on Mktiiods for the Testixo of Cereals. 



The committee on methods for the testing of cereals h.is undertaken, during the 

 past year, a brief review of the methods employed in the testing of wheat for 

 connnercial j)urposes. Because of the extent of the subject, work with the other 

 cereals was not undertaken this year. 



The methods employed in the grading of wheat by the different States and 

 connnercial Ixxlies .-ire based largely upon the jihysical properties, as weight per 

 bushel, uniformity, plumpness, size, hardness, color, and soundness. There 

 appears t<» be but little literatm-e available giving the a<-tual tlour yields of dif- 

 ferent ty]ies and grades of wheat. The work that has been fovnid upon this 

 point indicates that the yield of tlour from both soft and hard wheat varieties 

 is directly proportional to the weight per bushel of the grain. 



In the case of soft wheat. Mr. David Anderson, a practical miller of Xobles- 

 ville. Ind.. has prepared .-i i-liart from actu:il experience, giving the yield of soft 

 wheat tlour from wheats of different weights per bushel. This chart is based 

 upon the thoroughly cleaned wheat, an especial aspirator being used for this 

 purpose. 6 



Milling chart — Soft wheat. 



a See U. S. Dept. of Agr.. Bureau of Chemistry Circular. " Preliminary Report 

 on the Unification of Terms for Reporting Chemical Analysis." 

 6 N. W. Miller, October 23, 1904. 



