11)04.] PUBLIC DOCUMEJSIT — No. 33. 87 



KEPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER 

 MATERIALS. 



(CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



Assistants : henki i>. haskins, james e. iialligan, richakd 



II. ROBERTSON. 



Part L — Report on Official luspectiou of Commercial Fertilizers. 

 Part 11. — Report on General Work in the Chemical Laboratory. 



Part I. — Report on Official Inspection op 

 Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural 

 Chemicals during the Season of 1903. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



The total number of manufacturers, importers and dealers 

 in commercial fertilizers and agricultural chemicals who have 

 secured licenses during the past season is 64 ; of these, 35 

 have offices for the general distribution of their goods in 

 Massachusetts, 8 in New York, 8 in Connecticut, 3 in Ver- 

 mont, 1 in Rhode Island, 3 in Canada, 1 in New Jersey, 1 

 in Maryland, 2 in Ohio, 1 in Illinois and 1 in Arkansas. 



Three hundred and six brands of fertilizer, including chem- 

 icals, have been licensed in the State during the year. Five 

 hundred and eighty-four samples of fertilizer have thus far 

 been collected in the general markets by experienced assist- 

 ants in the station. 



