1901.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 55 



REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER 

 MATERIALS. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



Assistants : hp:nri d. haskixs, samuel av. wiley, james e. halligan. 



Part I. — Report on Official Inspection of Commercial 

 Fertilizers. 



Part II. — Report on General Work in the Chemical Lab- 

 oratory. 



Part I. — Report on Official Inspection of 

 Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural 

 Chemicals during the Season of 1900. 



chakles 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 55 ; of these, 33 

 have offices for tlie general distribution of their goods in 

 Massachusetts, 8 in New York, 6 in Connecticut, 2 in Ver- 

 mont, 2 in Rhode Island, 1 in Canada, 1 in Maine, 1 in New 

 Jersey and 1 in Illinois. 



Two hundred and forty-four distinct brands of fertilizer, 

 including chemicals, have been licensed in the State during 

 the year. 



Four hundred and forty-three samples of fertilizers have 

 thus far been collected in the general markets by experienced 

 assistants in the station. 



