1886.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 9 



tensive. Aside from a large number of analyses carried on 

 in connection with the feeding experiments, many analyses 

 of fodder articles, of refuse materials from factories of vari- 

 ous descriptions, of agricultural chemicals, of commercial fer- 

 tilizers, and of samples of well water sent on from different 

 parts of the State, have been made at the request of officers 

 of farmers' clubs. 



In sight of the steadily increasing demand in this direc- 

 tion on the Station, it is very desirable, in the interest of 

 good economy and efficient work, that the completion of the 

 new laboratory of the Station should be brought about at as 

 early a date as possible. 



The interest of the farming community in the work of the 

 Station seems to be steadily increasing, judging from the 

 character of an extensive correspondence, as well as the 

 frequent applications for its periodical publications. The 

 number of copies of each bulletin had to be raised of late 

 to three thousand and five hundred. 



The assistance received from all parties connected with 

 the work of the Station, in the laboratory and in the field, 

 has been very satisfactory. 



In conclusion, permit me to express my sincere thanks to 

 you for the hearty support and kind indulgence I have en- 

 joyed in the fulfilment of my duties. 



I am, very respectfully, 



C. A. GOESSMANN, 



Director of the State Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Amherst, Mass., Jan. 12, 1886. 



