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VII. Influence of fertilizers on the quantity and quality of 

 fodder crops. 



VIII. Experiments with field and garden crops. 



IX. Experiments with green crops for summer feed. 



X. Professor Humphrey's report : — 



1. General account of fungi. 



2. Potato scab. 



3. Diseases on station farm. 



4. Observations of material sent on for examination. 



Special Work ix the Chemical Laboratory. 



XI. Analyses of licensed commercial fertilizers. 



XII. Miscellaneous analyses of material sent on. 



XIII. Water analyses. 



XIV. Compilation of fodder analyses, with reference to fodder 

 constituents and fertilizing constituents ; analyses of industrial 

 products, garden crops, fruits, etc., made at Amherst, Mass. 



XV. jMeteorological observations. 



The periodical publications of the station have been more 

 numerous than in preceding years, on account of the monthly 

 publications of the analyses of licensed .fertilizers required 

 by the new laws for the regulation of the trade of com- 

 mercial fertilizers. Four l)u]letins, containing reports of 

 progress on investigations, and six monthly circulars of 

 fertilizer analyses, have been issued. The interest in the 

 publications of the station is steadily growing. From ten 

 to eleven thousand copies have been published of late. 



It gives me particular pleasure to acknowledge the valu- 

 able assistance rendered by' all parties engaged in the work 

 of the station. To their marked industry and faithful execu- 

 tion of the various tasks assigned to them is largely due the 

 successful termination of the work recorded in this report. 



Thanking you sincerely for your kind indulgence in the 

 performance of my duties, permit me to sign, 



Yours very respectfully, 



C. A. GOESSMANN, 



Director of the Massacfmsctts Agricultural Experimejit Station. 

 Amhekst, Mass., Jan. 14, 1890. 



