1904.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 3S. 37 



EEPOKT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FOODS AND FEEDING. 



J. li. LINRSFA'. 



Chemical Assistants: e. r.. Holland, p. ii. smith, w. e. tottingham. 

 Inspector of Feeds, Babcock Machines and Dairy Tester: albekt 



PARSONS. 



In Charge of Feeding Experiments : JOSEPH G. COOK. 

 Stenographer: mauel smith. 



Part I. — Outline op Year's Work. 



A. Correspoudence. 



B. Extent of chemical work. 



C. Character of chemical work. 



(a) Water. 



(h) Dairy products and feed stuffs. 



(c) Chemical investigation. 



D. Cattle feed inspection. 



E. Execution of the dairy law. 



F. Testing dairy herds. 



G. Work in progress and completed. 

 H. Addition to staff. 



Part II. — Dairy and Feeding Experiments. 



A. Effect of feed on the composition of milk and 



butter fat, and on the consistency or body 

 of butter. 



B. Digestion experiments with sheep. 



C. Raising dairy calves without milk. 



