62 CHARLES ANTHONY GOESSMANN 



from the chemist of the Board in 1883 to the director 

 and chemist of the newly organized State Experiment 

 Station, of which he was the head. After the consoli- 

 dation of the state and Hatch stations in 1896, the 

 president of the College, as director of the combined 

 stations, became officially the inspector, but the execu- 

 tion of the work was carried out by Professor Goess- 

 mann as chemist of the Station, and he continued it 

 until his retirement in 1907. 



In the early years he made his own collection of 

 samples and performed much of the analytical work. 

 As the demands upon his time increased, he employed 

 as aids, both in collecting samples and as chemists, 

 recent graduates of the College who had been trained 

 under him, and it is recalled that in the summer of 

 1884 the writer made practically all of the nitrogen 

 determinations at the College laboratory by the old 

 soda-lime method, and at the end of each day carried 

 the bulbs containing the resulting chloride of ammonia 

 to the professor's private laboratory where the process 

 was completed by the professor himself. 



The reports of the inspection issued by Professor 

 Goessmann from year to year grew in importance, and 

 were regarded by farmers as a strong bulwark of pro- 

 tection against misrepresentation and fraud. In fact, 

 the more progressive manufacturers soon recognized 

 the justice of his statements, endorsed the law, and 

 supported him in his work. One cannot estimate in 

 money the value of the services thus rendered to the 

 citizens of Massachusetts by Goessmann and his co- 

 workers. It has been said by educated men who pos- 



