CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Station organization, 5 



Report of the director, 7 



The Adams act, 7 



Change in tlie name of the station, 8 



Changes in station staff, ......... 1) 



New lines of work, 10 



Revision of mailing lists, 11 



Work under the Adams act, 11 



Bulletins issued, 12 



Reports and bulletins for distribution, 13 



Reports of divisions ; summaries, 14 



Report of the treasurer, 19 



Report of the meteorologist, 21 



Report of the agriculturist, 23 



Manures and fertilizers furnishing nitrogen compared, ... 26 



The relative value of muriate and high-grade sulfate of potash, . SO 



Comparison of different potash salts for field crops, .... 33 



Special fertilizer v. fertilizer richer in potash, 38 



Manure alone v. manure and potash, 43 



Comparison of phosphates, ......... 48 



Soil tests, 50 



Experiment in manui'ing grass land, 53 



Experiment in the application of manure, 54 



Nitrate of soda for rowen, 57 



Variety test, potatoes 50 



Poultry experiments, 60 



Report of the chemist : fertilizer section, 65 



Official inspection of commercial fertilizers, ..... 65 



List of licensed manufacturers and dealers, 71 



General work, 77 



Beport of the chemist : foods and feeding section, 82 



Outline of the year's work, ....... ~. . 83 



Execution of the feed law, 86 



List of creameries and milk depots, 89 



The testing of pure-bred cows, fiO 



The digestibility of cattle foods, ........ 96 



