1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT— No. 33. Si 



REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CHEMISTRY. 



!. LINDSEY. 



Research division: E. B. Holland and R. I). MacLaurin. 

 Fertilizer division : II. D. Haskins, E. T. Ladd, 1 W. E. Dickinson. 2 

 Feed and dairy division: P. II. Smith and L. S. Walker. 

 Inspection of fertilizers, feeds and Babcock machines : W. K. Hepburn. 

 In charge of feeding experiments : R. F. Gaskill. 

 Clerk and stenographer: Harriet M. Cobb. 



Part I. — The Work of the Year briefly outlined. 



1. Correspondence. 



2. Numerical summary of laboratory work. 



3. Execution of the fertilizer law. 



4. Miscellaneous fertilizers, soils and by-products for free 



analysis. 



5. Execution of the feed law. 



6. Milk, cream and feeds sent for free examination. 



7. Execution of the dairy law. 



8. Sanitary analysis of drinking water. 



9. The testing of pure-bred cows. 



10. Special chemical work. 



11. Work completed. 



12. Work in progress. 



Part II. — Dairy and Chemical Studies. 



1. The chemical composition of milk. 



2. The effect of food on the composition of milk and butter 



fat, and on the consistency or body of butter. 



3. Standard for Babcock glassware. 



i Resigned Jan. 1, 1908. a Resigned Dec. 1, 1907. 



