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REPOET OF THE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FOODS AND FEEDING. 



J. B. LINDSEY. 



Chemical Assistants : e. b. Holland, p. n. smith and e. s. kulton. 

 Inspector of Feeds and Babcoek Machines : albert parsons. 

 Dairy Tester : sumner r. parker. 

 In Charge of Feeding Experiments : Joseph «. cook. 

 Stenographer: mabel c. smith. 



Takt I. — The Woek of the Yeae. 



1. Correspondence. 



2. General laboratory work. 



3. Character of laboratory work. 



(a) Water. 



(i) Dairy products and cattle feeds. 



(c) Chemical investigations. 



4. Inspection of concentrates. 



5. Execution of the dairy law. 



6. Test of i^ure-bred cows. 



7. Work completed and in progress. 



8. Changes in staff. 



Paet II. — ExPEEiMENTS IX Animal Nuteition. 



1. Digestion experiments with sheej?. 



2. The digestibility of galactan. 



3. Tlie feeding value of apple pomace. 



4. IjIouio feed for horses. 



