AGRICTTLTTTRAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS OF HUNOARY. 5 



porsons. Of thoS. stations, tho.se at Pressbur^-, Klaus('nl)uri>;, anclFiunie 

 arc oct'upicd oxclusivel}' with control work, while the other 5 conduct 

 scientific investij>ations alonj^ diverse lines pertainini>" to agriculture 

 in addition to their control work. Of the latter the one at Budapest, 

 designated as the Institute of the Hungarian Kingdom and Central 

 Chemical Experiment Station, ditt'ers from the others in having a 

 nuicii larger start' of workers, a considerably wider field of action, and 

 additional duties as an advisory agency to the Minister of Agriculture. 

 All of the chemical stations except the Central chemical station at 

 Budapest are intimatel}' connected with educational (mostly agricul- 

 tuial) institutions, the professor of chemistry being the director of 

 the station in all cases. 



( 'hentical Experitiunt Station at Biidaped. — This station was estab- 

 lished in 1881 in connection with the Veterinary Institute, the pi"o- 

 fessor of chemistry being the director of the station and performing- 

 all the work. As the work increased assistants were added, and in 

 1887 the station became independent of any educational institution, and 

 is now located in the department building. Its present organization dates 

 from 1892. The start' consists of a director, Dr. L. Liebermann, 2 

 chemists, 7 assistant chemists, including 3 agricultural chemists, and 

 a number of laboratory helpers. 



In addition to the analytical work growing out of the control and 

 inspection duties in executing the law against falsirtcation of agricul- 

 tural and other industrial products the station examines the foreign 

 wines subject to duty, as well as the wines destined for export; it 

 examines the purity of sugars which receive the export bounty, and 

 furnishes expert information to the Government on chemical questions 

 relating to commei'ce, rtnance, and customs. The following table shows 

 the number and kinds of materials analyzed b}^ the station during the 

 ten years from 1889 to 1899: 



Food articles and spices 10, 784 



Other examinations in the interest of hygiene or ordered by the 



tribunals 381 



M ust of raisins and wine 7, 698 



Other alcoholic beverages and alcohol (beer, brandy, li(|uors, 



champagne, etc. ) !)."> 1 



Feeding stuffs 984 



Soils and fertilizers 5, 980 



Agricultural plants 72S 



Products of agricultural indu.stries (sugar, starch, dextrin, yea.st, 



etc. ) 1 2, 122 



Water analyses for hygienic and industrial purposes 2, 189 



Indu.strial and mining products 8, 0()9 



Lighting and heating materials (J2S 



Expert opinions and miscellaneous examinations 4, 787 



The scientirtf activity of the station covers a larg(> mun))er of lines. 

 Much attention is given to the elaboration of new methods of chemical 



