IDOL] PUBLIC DOCUxMEJST — No. 33. 87 



KEPOUr OF IllE CHEMIST. 



DIVISION OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER 



MATERIALS. 



CHARLES A. GOESSMANN. 



AssisUints: HEMU \K ItASKINS, JAMES E. IIALLIGAN, KICIIAKD 



H. ROBERTSON. 



Part I. — Report on Official luspectiou of Commercial Fertilizers. 

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



Part I. — Keport on Official Inspection of 

 Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural 

 Chemicals during the Season of 1903. 



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 64 ; of these, 35 

 have offices for the ijeneral distribution of their ffoods in 

 Massachusetts, 8 in Xew York, 8 in Connecticut, 3 in Ver- 

 mont, 1 in Rhode Island, 3 in Canada, 1 in Ncav Jersey, 1 

 in Maryland, 2 in Ohio, 1 in Illinois and 1 in Arkansas. 



Three hundred and six brands of fertilizer, includino: chem- 

 icals, have been licensed in the State during the year. Five 

 hundred and eighty-four samples of fertilizer have thus far 

 been collected in the general markets by experienced assist- 

 ants in the station. 



