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wearing record of the garment was kept and the garment submitted for 

 testing after it was well worn. From New Hampshire, 98 samples of 

 fabric have been sent to the Pennsylvania station since the beginning of 

 the project. 



The problem is of importance during war time since the durability 

 and colorfastne.ss of textile fabrics are significant features necessary to the 

 long wearing of garments. 



Hazel M. Hill (resigned), Daisy D. Williamson (deceased) 



STATION SERVICE 



The work of the Agricultural Experiment Station is not limited to 

 active research projects. The staff members are constantly serving the 

 public as a part of their regular duties as specialists in their respective 

 fields. The major aspects of these contributions are explained below. 

 However, these do not include the routine work of departmental ad- 

 ministration and the time consumed in answering the numerous inquiries 

 in the fields of animal and plant production, particularlv during the sum- 

 mer months. The identification of plants, of diseases and insects, and ad- 

 vice on the control of weeds, use of hormones, etc., are all a part of these 

 public services. Some types of inquiries have been noticeablv numerous 

 during the current season of Victory gardens-numerous letters to gar- 

 deners and farmers in response to inquiries on vegetables, small fruits, tree 

 fruits, and ornamentals. In a few instances the station personnel has 

 collaborated in w riting extension bulletins of current interest and as a 

 matter of contributing to the war effort. 



Inspection of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs and Soil Testing 



In accordance with the public statutes regulating the sale of com- 

 mercial fertilizers and of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs, 84 

 brands of fertilizers and 461 brands of feeding stuffs were analvzed by 

 staff members of the department of Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 

 during the year 1942-43. These analvses involved individual determina- 

 tions totahng 540 and 3530 respectively. In addition, 46 samples of feed- 

 ing stuffs, fertilizers and other material's have been analvzed for state resi- 

 dents, involving 170 determinations. 



T. O. Smith, H. A. Davis 



The staff members of this department also have made a chemical 

 analysis of 1050 samples of soil taken from the fields, gardens, lawns, and 

 pastures throughout the state. 



G. P. Percival 



Seed Inspection 



The regular seed inspection work for the State Department of Agri- 

 culture was conducted as usual. During the vear 360 samples of seed 

 were handled in the laboratory. Of this number 218 were collected bv 



