10 Director’s REPORT OF THE 
CHANGES IN THE LAWS RELATING TO THE STAT(ON 
The Legislature of 1904 enacted considerable legislation which 
materially affects the status of this institution. The law, under 
which the Station is organized and carries on its work was mnodi- 
fied in several particulars, the principal changes be.ug the placing 
of the Commissioner of Agriculture on the Board of Control, the 
establishing of closer relations-between the Department of Agri- 
culture and the Experiment Station and the removal of any 
indefiniteness as to the responsibilities of the Board. The relation 
of the Station to certain inspection laws was very materially 
changed. Heretofore the administrative laws controlling the sale 
and inspection of fertilizers and concentrated feeding stuffs have 
been in the hands of the Director of the Station, subject to the 
regulations of the Board of Control. Under the terms of the new 
laws their administration rests with the Commissioner of Agri- 
culture, it still being the duty of the Station to analyze the sam- 
ples of fertilizers and feeding stuffs which may be selected under 
the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture. It is not un- 
dertood, at least it was not so expressed, that this readjustment 
of responsibility for the execution of the provisions of the inspec- 
tion laws was due to any dissatisfaction with the administration 
of the laws by the Station authorities, but it was felt, rather, 
that the enforcement of all agricultural laws should be unified 
under the control of a single department. Doubtless these changes 
will be found to have been wisely conceived. The other important 
item of legislation which should be mentioned in this couuection 
was the passage of an act giving the Director of this insritution 
broad and unquestionable authority to publish “results of 
analyses made by him, or under his authority or direction, of any 
commodities or substances analyzed in pursuance of v2 under the 
provisions of the statutes of this State.” Authority was also 
granted to “ publish bulletins containing results of analyses made 
of such substances or commodities, which analyses were made 
prior to the passage of this act and which have not heretofore 
been published.” Such authority wisely used is often essential to 
the protection of the best interests of the agricultural public. 
APPROPRIATION FOR A NEW BUILDING. 
With insurance money received by the Station and with an 
appropriation made by the Legislature of 1903, the losses oceca- 
