82 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Paiit I. — The Year's Work briefly outlined. 



J. B. LINDSEY. 



On July 1, the division of foods and feeding and tlie ferti- 

 lizer division Avere united, and termed the department of plant 

 and animal chemistry. 



A new division was created, to be known as the research 

 division. This latter division will devote itself to the study 

 of problems in animal nutrition and investigations in plant and 

 animal chemistry. 



The fertilizer division takes charge of the annual inspection 

 of commercial fertilizers, examines samples of fertilizers, ref- 

 use manurial sul)stances and soils sent to the station, and will 

 devote the remainder of its time to other problems either of a 

 control or research nature. 



The feed and dairy division has charge of the execution of 

 the feed and dairy laws, examines samples of water, supervises 

 the testing of pure-bred cows, analyzes samples of feed stuffs 

 and dairy products coimected with experiments in progress at 

 the station as well as those sent in for examination. 



A brief outline of the work follows, and includes that of the 

 two separate divisions previous to the reorganization, 



1. Correspondence. 



The enactment of an amendment to the fertilizer law, re- 

 (|uiring the i)ublication of station valuations, the local dealer's 

 retail cash price and the percentage difference between the two, 

 has noticeably increased the correspondence during the past 

 3'ear. In addition to the above, a large number of letters has 

 been received and answered relative to problems connected 

 with fertilizers, feed stuffs and dairying. Numerous analyses 

 of fertilizers, feed stuffs, dairy pryducts and water have been 



