40 V. OF X. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 227 



TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICE 



Feed Inspection — (Miscelkmeons Income) 



In connection with the enforcement of the huv regidating the sale 

 of concentrated commercial feeding-stuffs, 350 samples of these ma- 

 terials were analyzed for the State Department of Agriculture. About 

 2800 individual determinations were made by T. G. Phillips, T. 0. 

 Smith, S. R. Shirner and A. W. Petre in carrying out these analyses. 

 The results are rc])ortcd in the annual inspection bulletin. 



Fertilizer Inspection — (Miscellaneous Income) 



One hundred and three samples of commercial fertilizers were also 

 analyzed for the State Department of Agriculture, involving 600 in- 

 dividual determinations. 



Seed Inspection Work — {Miscellaneous I)ico)ne) 



The station seed laboratory was formally placed on the "certified 

 list" by the Association of Official Seed Analysts in December, 1925. 

 During the 1926 season 409 sam]ilcs of seed were handled in the lab- 

 oratory. Of these 369 were official inspection samples secured from 

 seed dealers by the State Department of Agriculture. The remainder 

 were private samples sent in by dealers, county agents, and farmers. 

 The seed insjiection work is under the direct supervision of M. G. 

 Eastman with Miss B. I. Glidden serving as assistant analyst. 



Advanced Registry Tests — (Miscellaneovs Income) 



Two himdred and sixty cows were entered on the Advanced Reg- 

 istry tests, which were conducted under the supervision of J. M. Fuller. 

 They were divided into the various breeds as follows: Holsteins, 66; 

 Guernseys, 107; Jerseys, 46; Ayrshircs, 10; Shorthorns, 8; Devons, 23; 

 Four herds, containing 54 cows, were entered on the Ayrshire herd 

 test. Thirty-one breeders took advantage of the testing work. 



Post-Mortem Examinations — [Miscellaneous Income) 



With the addition of a veterinarian to the staff it has been possible 

 for the institution to do a considerable amount of state service work of 

 this type. During the year, 1667 specimens were examined by E. M. 

 Gildow; most of these were poultry, some few being cattle, dogs, 

 cats, etc. Many specimens showed two or sometimes three specific, con- 

 ditions that were possible causes of the trouble. Conseciuently the total 

 number of conditions found in the different specimens is greater than 

 the number of specimens themselves. Poultry diagnoses were as fol- 

 lows: ascities, 1; bacillary white diarrhea, 357; blackhead, 15; bron- 

 chitis, 9; cannibalism", 8; chick('n-]K)x, 11; coccidiosis, 292; colds, 8; 

 crazy chicks, 23, (a typical condition during the first five weeks of 

 life that has not been associated with any known disease) ; crop bound, 

 1; depraved appetite, 14; enteritis, 87; feather mites, 3; gout, 49; heat 

 prostration, 2; lice, 8; liml^er neck, 1; ucjihritis, 10; ottorhea, 3; jiar- 

 alysis, 172; peritonitis, 12; i)neumonia, 204; rickets, 20; round worms, 

 44; roup, 7; ruptured yolk sack, 13; septicemia, 48; tape worms, 30; 



