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iug the trade in feed stuffs have been on the whole satisfactory. 

 The fertilizer inspection has, however, resulted in the discovery 

 of a larger number of fertilizers not equal to guarantee than has 

 been found in any previous year. It has not been thought best 

 to make any prosecutions during the past year ; but the particular 

 attention of dealers is called to the fact that such conditions as 

 existed this year must not continue, and that prosecutions will 

 undoubtedly be necessary should serious shortages again occur. 

 Details of the inspection work will be found in the report of the 

 chemist. 



Testing Puee-bred Cows. 



Attention was called in the last report to the fact that a small 

 increase in the scale of charges for testing pure-bred cows had 

 been found necessary. There was at first some criticism of the 

 station for making such an increase, but it is believed that the 

 necessity for it was made clear to parties interested in the work. 

 The new scale of charges now excites no opposition, while the 

 amount of such work steadily increases. The fact that its re- 

 sults are profitable to the parties concerned is made sufficiently 

 apparent , by the fact that the number of cows offered for test 

 continues to increase. The present scale of charges is believed 

 to be sufficient to fairly cover the cost, and it must, therefore, 

 be regarded as satisfactory both to the interested public and to 

 the station. 



Mailing Lists. 



During the past year we have undertaken, by correspondence 

 with postmasters throughout the State, to revise our general 

 mailing list. The last revision was made two years ago ; but 

 as the result of the revision now in progress we have cancelled 

 1,441 addresses because of death or removal as reported by the 

 postmasters. Postmasters have also reported over 2,000 changes 

 in address. Before these changes are made, we shall address 

 the individuals concerned, and shall re-enter them under new 

 addresses" only in those cases in which they reply to the postal 

 card inquiry. It seems probable that the total number of ad- 

 dresses dropped from our list as the result of the revision will be 

 at least 2,500. The facts stated make it apparent that post- 

 masters do not as a rule comply with the postal regulations af- 



