398 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Organic ^Matter in the Soil, J. G. I.ipiuau; Determination of Sulplinrous Acid 

 and Snlpliites or Snlpbnr Dioxid in Food Products, E. Gudemau; The Possi- 

 bilities of Muscovado Sugar as an Adulterant for Maple Products, R. E. Doo- 

 little and A. F. Seeker ; Notes on the Winton Lead Number of Mixtures of 

 Cane and Mai)le Sirup. R. E. Doolittle and A. F. Seeker; A Discussion of 

 Methods for Determining the Availability of Phosphoric Acid in Thomas 

 Phosphate Powder (Basic Slag I'hosphate), G. D. Leavens; The Determination 

 of Fusel Oil in Distilled Liquors, A. S. Mitchell; Distilled Liquors, L. M. 

 Tolman and W. E. Hillyer ; Composition of Paprika, R. E. Doolittle and A. W. 

 Ogden; Determination of the lodin Number of the Nonvolatile Ether Extract 

 of Paprika, W. Denis; Determination of Starch in Cocoa Pi'oducts, W. L. 

 Dubois; Examination of Oysters, W. D. Bigelow : Some Simple Methods for 

 the Detecti(m of Blended and Bleached Flours, A. L. Winton ; Moisture Deter- 

 minations without Heat, P. F. Trowbridge; The Unification of Polarimetric 

 Observations, C. A. Browne; The Influence of Glycerin and Acetanilid in the 

 Estimation of Alcohol in Pharmaceutical Preparations, L. E. Warren and H. C. 

 Fuller; Citral Methods, C. O. Dodge; Citral and its Analysis in Terpeueless 

 Oil of Lemon, S. H. Baer; The Identification of Coal Tar Colors, C. B. Cochran. 



Reports of standing committees were presented by L. F. Kebler on testing 

 chemical reagents and W. Frear on food standards, together with a subreport 

 on Methods of Assaying Opium, by C. F. Parker. A report of progress was sub- 

 mitted by H. W. Wiley on fertilizer legislation, recommending postpone- 

 ment of further action until the next meeting. J. K. Haywood made a final 

 report for the committee on revision of methods, stating that Bulletin 107 of the 

 Bureau of Chemistry had been issued embodying such changes as were deemed 

 necessary. A resolution was reported from the committee on resolutions by 

 L. L. Van Slyke, advocating the enactment of Federal legislation regulating the 

 composition and sale of insecticides and fungicides, and adopted by the as- 

 sociation. 



An amendment to the constitution proposed at the 1907 meeting was adopted, 

 extending membership in the association to delegates from Canada and Mexico. 

 The appointment of a committee of three to cooperate with similar committees 

 from other organizations in this country in unifying methods for the analysis 

 of fats and oils with a view to the establishment of an international commission 

 for this purpose was authorized, but the membership of the committee has not 

 as yet been announced. A referee and associate referee were authorized on 

 waters, to study methods for the analysis of mineral, sanitary, irrigation and 

 technical waters, an associate referee to consider the definition of the term 

 " available potash," and two associate referees on drugs. 



In accordance with a decision of the previous year a standing committee on 

 recommendations and revision of methods was elected as follows: For three 

 years, B. B. Ross, E. M. Chace, C. D. Howard; for two years, J. P. Street, 

 F. W. Woll, A. L. Winton; and for one year, J. K. Haywood (chairman), F. P. 

 A'^eitch, L. M. Tolman. The question of the adoption and printing of conversion 

 tables was also referred to this committee. L. M. Tolman, M. E. Jaffa, A. B, 

 Adams, R. J. Davidson, and H. E. Barnard were appointed a committee on the 

 standardization of alcohol tables. 



Oflicers were elected for the ensuing year as follows : President, W. D. Bige- 

 low, Washington, D. C. ; vice-president, W. A. Withers, Raleigh, N. C. ; secretary, 

 H. W. Wiley, Washington, D. C. ; and additional members of the executive com- 

 mittee, E. F. Ladd, Fargo, N. Dak., and PI B. Holland, Amherst, Mass. 



American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers. — The thirteenth annual 

 meeting of this association was held in Washington, D. C, November 16 and 17. 

 There were 257 delegates and visitors registered, representing 42 States, 1 



