64. TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Report. 
lyzed 11,826 samples of commercial fertilizers and 2,369 samples of 
concentrated commercial feeding stuffs. Twenty-five bulletins have 
been published giving the results of the inspection of fertilizers and 
nine bulletins reporting the inspection of feeding stuffs. This work 
is provided for by special funds and is not allowed to interfere with 
the fundamental purpose of the Station, because it is assigned to a 
special force of men who are not in any way related to investiga- 
tional functions. The value of this inspection is unquestioned. 
Manufacturers have been obliged to make definite statements 
concerning the composition of each brand of goods that has been 
placed upon the market. Consumers may now know pretty definitely 
what they are purchasing under a given brand name. Moreover, 
through the reports of the inspection the public has become well 
acquainted with the character of the goods that are offered in the 
markets. At the same time much has been learned, especially with 
feeding stuffs, concerning the nature of the materials from which 
many of the brands have been compounded, and farmers have been 
made acquainted with the inferior materials that are used for pur- 
poses of adulteration. Probably no experiment station effort has 
been of more direct financial benefit than has the inspection of 
these two classes of commodities. 
STATION OFFICERS. 
On pages III to VI there is given a complete list of the persons 
who have been, or are now, connected with the Station either in an 
administrative or a scientific capacity, with the terms of service. 
The following table gives a classified statement of the number of 
persons occupying various positions of administration or scientific 
service: 
Trustees. ic ete acer tae ee eee 50 
Treasurers... \.5. si. Soe. ae eee 2 
Secretary and Treastiner'.... 2). (Gc) 22a I 
Directors. edi65 's' 5 2k.is ddl able bo oe 3 
Directors! sactine. 2; s\. pn. al eee ee ee I 
Agsmeultuniste is) aus5p fick eke eee if 
Animal: Industry Massistahtac 3... aera 3 
BacteriologistS= 202) /ssekeekeee eee eee eee ere I 
Bacteriologists, “assistants. <:.t11): pew eee 4 
Botanists: 2.2) 200 i he ak ase - 
4 
Botanists, ‘assistant 3s cegte sien eee 
