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but none of these are yet in beariug." Fertilizer experiments on apples 

 and strawberries are in progress. Experiments with refeience to the 

 expense of drying apples and corn are briefly reported. 



Chemical work (pp. 39-42). — Tabulated results of analyses of 26 sam- 

 ples of fertilizers are reported. 



The woi'k of the chemist has demonstrated very clearly the exteasivc frauds which 

 are heiug practiced in the sale of commercial fertilizers, and which are rendered pos- 

 sible by the absence of any law for the protection of purchasers against dealers doing 

 business outside of the State. The chemist informs me that, of the samples sent him 

 by farmers during the past year, not oue has come up to the minimum content 

 claimed by the manufacturer, or to the minimum found in the sample sent by the 

 manufacturer to the State chemist for aualysis. It is hoped that the present State 

 legislature will take steps to remedy this evil. 



Keport of meteorologist, J. M. White, M. S. (p. 43). — A tabu- 

 lated monthly summary of observations made in 1881). 



Nevada Station, Second Annual Report, 1889 (pp. 8). 



Eepoet of director, Le li. D. Brown, Ph. D. — This is for the 

 year ending June 30, 1889, and includes a brief outline of the work of 

 the station. 



New Hampshire Station, Bulletin No. 10, March, 1890 (pp. 11). 



Cooperative fertilizer experiments, G. H. WniTcnER, B. S. — 

 A report is given of a co-operative experiment on ten farms, the object 

 being " to deterniine, by field tests, the relative proportion of nitrogen, 

 phosphoric acid, and potash which should form the most perfect croj) 

 ration for the soils and crops exijerimciited on." Each separate experi- 

 ment was made on 20 twentieth acre plats. The fertilizers used were 

 dissolved bone-black, muriate of potash, and sulphate of ammonia, used 

 singly, two by two, and all together on 12 plats; ashes, barn-yard 

 manure, and a "prepared fertilizer," each on one plat, and on one plat,tLe 

 manuring of which was left to the discretion of the experimenter, solu- 

 ble Pacific guano, Quinnipiac fertilizer, Bradley's XL, and Stockbridge's 

 potato manure, were each used in one case, hen manure in two cases, 

 and ground bone and ashes together in one case. Four plats received 

 no fertilizer. The plan was to apply these different fertilizing materials, 

 except the barn-yard manure, in such quantity that the cost of the 

 fertilizer for each plat would be 50 cents; the cost of the barn-yard 

 manure is roughly estimated at $1 per plat. The crop raised was in seven 

 cases corn, in one case corn for silage, in one sweet-corn, and in one 

 potatoes. "While the results can not be regarded as perfect, in fact 

 fall far short of that, nevertheless it is believed that they are valuable." 



The tabulated data includes the kinds and amounts of fertilizers 

 used; the yield of crops on each plat; a coini)arison of the results with 

 manure, "prepared fertilizer," and chemicals; composition of the 

 fertilizers giving the best results; increased yield oyer the unfertilized 



