56 a 



EXPERIMENT STATION, 



[Jan. 



For alfalfa, 

 For red clover, . 

 For alsike clover, 

 For sweet clover, 

 For crimson clover, 

 For field beans, 

 For soy beans, . 

 For peas, . 

 For cow peas, . 

 For vetch, . 



Total, . 



202 

 17 



4 



13 



14 



366 



441 



80 



7 



28 



1,172 



The laboratory has made itself useful to the health of the 

 community through many tests made for physicians by Dr. 

 Itano. 



The past year milk studies outside of milk clarification were 

 suspended for emergency food investigations. In the latter 

 studies it has been aimed principally to survey the situation and 

 gather material to outline the plan of study for curtailing loss 

 in the canning of food. In this undertaking Mr. E. G. Hood 

 and Mr. G. B. Ray have given most generously of their time, 

 and have furnished valuable assistance. At the time of writing 

 this report we are planning to make an intensive attack upon 

 the problems of canning. The results accumulated thus far will 

 simply be brought together in connection \\'ith the results we 

 hope to secure in the future work. 



Mr. E. G. Hood has also conducted many milk determina- 

 tions for the town of Amherst, for individuals sending in 

 samples and for dairy exhibits. He has tested for the town of 

 Amherst 118 samples, outside material sent in, 32 samples, milk 

 in dairy exhibits, .369 samples. 



The De Laval studies have been pursued throughout the past 

 year by these graduate assistants: Mr. E. G. Hood, Mr. R. C. 

 Avery and Mr. S. G. INIutkekar. Miss Louise Hompe, Mr. 

 H. A. Cheplin and Mr. J. E. Martin began work in September. 

 Of these men, Mr. Avery enlisted for war service in July, INIr. 

 Cheplin in November and Mr. Martin in December. Consider- 

 ing the difficulties under which we have been working, decided 

 progress may be reported. 



