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apatite and barium sulfide, known as Barium-Phosphate, as 

 sources of plant food. 



Co-operative field experiments have also been conducted by 

 county agricultural agents in four different parts of the State 

 with a variety of crops, and an experiment with carrots has 

 been conducted on the experiment station grounds to study 

 the value of Nature's Plant Food as a fertilizer. The dry 

 matter determinations on these crops have not as yet been 

 completed. 



3. Feed and Dairy Section. 



(a) The Feeding Stuffs Law (Ads and Resolves for 1912, 

 Chapter 527). 



During the past year 176 dealers located in 108 different 

 towns were visited at least once, and about 1,200 samples of 

 feeding stuffs W'ere collected and analyzed. One thousand, 

 two hundred and forty-six brands of feeding stuffs were regis- 

 tered for sale, not all of which, however, were found by the 

 inspectors. 



It is to the credit of the manufacturers and dealers that few 

 violations of the feeding stuffs law came to our attention, 

 even under the unfavorable conditions due to the war. Early 

 in the year one dealer was prosecuted and found guilty for 

 selling a so-called meat scrap decidedly below guarantee. 



Further details regarding the feeding stuffs inspection will 

 be found in Bulletin No. 10, Control Series. 



(6) The Dairy Law {Acts and Resolves for 1912, Chapter 218). 



(1) Examination for Certificates. — Twenty applicants have 

 been examined and found proficient. 



(2) Inspection of Glassware. — Three thousand, one hundred 

 and twenty pieces of Babcock glassware have been tested 

 for accuracy, of which 10 were condemned. 



Following is a summary for the last eighteen years: — 



