CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Station organization, 5 



Report of the director, . 7 



The Adams act, 7 



Change in the name of the station, 8 



Clianges in station staff, 9 



New lines of work, 10 



Revision of mailing lists, 11 



Work under the Adams act, 11 



Bulletins issued, 12 



Reports and bulletins for distribution, 13 



Reports of divisions ; summaries, 14 



Report of the treasurer, 19 



Report of the meteorologist, 21 



Report of the agriculturist, 23 



Manures and fertilizers furnisliing nitrogen compared, ... 26 



The relative value of muriate and high-grade sulfate of potash, . .30 



Comparison of different potash salts for field crops, .... 33 



Special fertilizer v. fertilizer richer in potash 38 



Manure alone v. manure and potash, 43 



Comparison of pliospliates, . 48 



Soil tests, 50 



Experiment in manuring grass land, ....... 53 



Experiment in the application of manure, 54 



Nitrate of soda for rowen, 57 



Variety test, potatoes, 59 



Poultry experiments, . 60 



Report of the chemist : fertilizer section, . 65 



Official inspection of commercial fertilizers, 65 



List of licensed manufacturers and dealers, 71 



General work, , 77 



Report of the chemist: foods and feeding section 82 



Outline of the year's work, ......... 83 



Execution of the feed law, 86 



List of creameries and milk depots, ....... 89 



The testing of pure-bred covrs, ........ 90 



The digestibility of cattle foods, 96 



