1902.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 83. 91 



REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



DmSION OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER 

 IVIATERIALS. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



Assistants : henri d. haskins, samuel w. wilev, .tames e. hallioan. 



Part I. — Report ou Oflicial Inspection of Commercial Ferti- 

 lizers. 



Part II. — Report ou General Work in the Chemical Laboratory. 



Part III. — Compilation of Analyses of Agricultural Chemicals, 

 Refuse Salts, Ashes, Lime Compounds, Refuse 

 Substances, Guanos, Phosphates and Animal Ex- 

 crements. 



Part IV. — Compilation of Analyses of Fruits, Garden Crops 

 and Insecticides. 



Pakt I. — Report on Official In^spection of 

 Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural 

 Chemicals during the Season of 1901. 



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 61 ; of these, 37 

 have offices for tlie o^eneral distribution of their "^oods in 

 Massachusetts, 8 in New York, 7 in Connecticut, 3 in Ver- 

 mont, 1 in Rhode Island, 2 in Canada, 1 in New Jersey and 

 1 in Mary hind. 



Two hundred and sixty-six brands of fertilizer, including 

 chemicals, have been licensed in tlie State during the year. 



