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Sugar. — l^o report was submitted on this subject. 



Tannin. — A report ou comparative tests of metliods for tannin was 

 submitted by W. H. Krug, in tlie absence of tbe reporter, on this sub- 

 ject. A complete revision of the methods for determining tannin was 

 submitted by Mr. Krug and adopted by the Association. 



Report of abstract committee. — A brief report on the work of abstract- 

 ing current literature relating to methods of analysis was submitted by 

 E. W. Allen. The committee numbers 9 persons, and the abstracts are 

 published in the Record. The publication of the work of the present 

 committee began with vol. 7, No. 5, occupying up to the present time 

 about 75 printed pages. 



Officers of the Association. — Ofiflcers were elected for the coming year 

 as follows: President, W. Frear; vice-president, A. L. Win ton 5 secre- 

 tary, H. W. Wiley; executive comnuttee, B. W. Kilgore and A. Goss. 



As it appeared to be the sense of the Association that reporters 

 should be continued in office for 2 years, the incoming president made 

 few changes in the list of reporters on the different subjects. The 

 reporters therefore remain the same as last year, with the following 

 exceptions: B. D. Westenfelder was made reporter on tannin, and the 

 following associate reporters were api^ointed: C. H. Jones on potash, 

 W. G. Brown on soils and ash, W. S, Sweetzer on fermented and dis- 

 tilled liquors, and J. H. Yocum on tannin. 



The abstract committee is as follows: E. W. Allen, J. T. Anderson, 

 W. D. Bigelow, B. H. Hite, B. W. Kilgore, W. H. Krug, F. W. Morse, 

 H. J. Patterson, and F. W. Woll. 



Miscellaneous. — B. W. Kilgore exhibited and described some very 

 delicate instruments devised by Professor JNlorse, of Johns Hopkins 

 Universil y, for the calibration and graduation of apparatus. 



The question of uniformity in units of temperature and volume, etc., 

 was referred to a committee to report at the next convention. 



Eesolutions of regret on the death of Hon. Edwin Willits, formerly 

 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, were adopted. 



