8 CONTENTS. 



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Report of the agriculturist — Con. 



North acre soil test, 47 



Top dressing for hay, 48 



Winter v. spring application of manure, 49 



Report of the chemist, 51 



Correspondence, 51 



Numerical summary of work in chemical department, . .51 



Laboratory work of the research section, 52 



Research work in animal nutrition, 53 



Tabulations, 53 



Report of the fertilizer section, 54 



Fertilizers licensed, 54 



Fertilizers collected, 55 



Fertilizers analyzed, 55 



Trade values of fertilizer ingredients, 56 



Summary of analyses and guarantees of licensed complete 



fertilizers, 57 



Commercial shortages, 59 



Quality of plant food, 60 



Grades of fertilizer, 60 



Composition according to grade, 61 



Unmixed fertilizers, 63 



Miscellaneous substances, 63 



Nitrogen compounds, 65 



Potash compounds, 65 



Phosphoric acid compounds, 66 



Miscellaneous work, 66 



Report of the feed and dairy section, 67 



The feed law, 67 



Analytical work, 67 



Compliance with the law, 68 



New law, 68 



Definitions, 69 



Weight of sacked feeds, . . . • . ' . . .69 



The dairy law, 69 



Examination of candidates, 69 



Examination of glassware, 70 



Inspection of Babcock machines, 70 



Creameries, 71 



Milk depots, 72 



Milk, cream and feeds sent for free examination, ... 72 



Analysis of drinking water, 72 



Miscellaneous work, 73 



Testing of pure bred cows, 74 



