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of the State laws relating to fertilizers, notes on the sampling and col- 

 lecting of fertilizers, explanations regarding the analysis and valuation 

 of fertilizers, a report on determinations of the solubility of organic 

 forms of nitrogen in pepsin-hydrochloric acid, and tabulated analyses 

 and valuations of ±66 samples of fertilizing materials. Part II con- 

 tains the text of the Connecticut food law and the law regulating the 

 sale of commercial feeding stuffs, detailed results of the examination 

 of 824 samples of foods, condiments, water, etc. , with notes on methods 

 of examination in some cases; a botanical study of the corncob with 

 special reference to the detection of ground cobs in wheat or rye bran, 

 and a description of a micro-polariscope for food examination. Part 

 III includes an account of extensive spraying experiments with Bor- 

 deaux mixture of different strengths, soda-Bordeaux mixture, ammoni- 

 acal copper carbonate solution, copper acetate, and potassium sulphid 

 to test the effect of these fungicides upon peach foliage; a provisional 

 bibliography of the more important works published by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture and the agricultural experiment sta- 

 tions of the United States from 1887 to 1900, inclusive, on fungus and 

 bacterial diseases of economic plants; results for 1900 of plat experi- 

 ments in the greenhouse with lettuce and carnations, in which several 

 soils and various commercial fertilizers were compared; a brief de- 

 scription of a vegetation house arranged for carrying out pot experi- 

 ments; an account of a test made in continuation of earlier work of 

 the proper time for setting chestnut scions in Connecticut, and of the 

 value of native sprouts as stocks upon which to graft the European 

 and Japanese varieties; a brief report on experiments with l^drocyanic- 

 acid gas in barn and greenhouse; notes on the banding of trees to pre- 

 vent injury by the fall cankerworm; miscellaneous notes on insects 

 and insecticides; an account of an experiment to determine if wrapper 

 leaf tobacco of the Sumatra type can be grown in Connecticut; a 

 reprint with minor changes of Bulletin 131 noted above; data for a 

 fertilizer experiment with peaches; and reprints of Bulletins 132 and 

 133 of the station noted above. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The experiments last year in growing Sumatra tobacco in the shade 

 were so successful that this year about 42 acres have been grown in the 

 shade in Connecticut. In these investigations the station is cooperating 

 with the Bureau of Soils of this Department and with the Connecticut 

 Tobacco Experiment Company at Poquonock. The experiments in 

 grafting chestnuts have met with severe reverses from fire, but have 

 been successful in demonstrating that the best time for grafting in 

 Connecticut is about the middle of May. The work in forestry and in 

 the protection of shade and fruit trees is attracting favorable attention 

 throughout the State. For the forestry experiments the station has 



