1902.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 91 



EEPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER 



MATERIALS. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN, 



Assistants : henri d. haskins, samuel w. wiley, james e. halligan. 



Part I. — Report ou Official Inspection of Commercial Ferti- 

 lizers. 



Part II. — Report on General Work in the Chemical Laboratory. 



Part III. — Compilation of Analyses of Agricultural Chemicals, 

 Refuse Salts, Ashes, Lime Compounds, Refuse 

 Substances, Guanos, Phosphates and Animal Ex- 

 crements. 



Part IV. — Compilation of Analyses of Fruits, Garden Crops 

 and Insecticides. 



Part I. — Report on Official Inspection of 

 Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural 

 Chemicals during the Season of 1901. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



The total number of manufacturers, importers and dealers 

 in commercial fertilizers and agricultural chemicals who have 

 secured licenses during the past season is 61 ; of these, 37 

 have offices for the general distribution of their goods in 

 Massachusetts, 8 in New York, 7 in Connecticut, 3 in Ver- 

 mont, 1 in Rhode Island, 2 in Canada, 1 in New Jersey and 

 1 in Maryland. 



Two hundred and sixty-six brands of fertilizer, including 

 chemicals, have been licensed in the State during the year. 



