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POTATO CERTIFICATION 



Sixty-eight acres of potatoes were inspected and passed for certification. 

 A total of 75 acres was inspected. The fields of ten young farmers aged 

 between Ifi and 'l\ were among those certified. (Miscellaneous Income.) 



INSPECTION SERVICE 



Feeding Stuffs 



In connection with the enforcement of the law regulating the sale of con- 

 centrated commercial feeding stuffs. 37G samples of these materials were 

 analyzed for the State Department of Agriculture. About 3,100 individual 

 determinations were made in carrying out these analyses. The results are 

 reported in. the annual ins])ection bulletin. 



Fertilizers 



One hundred and twenty-eight samples of commercial fertilizers were 

 analyzed for the State Department of Agriculture, involving about 900 

 individual determinations. The results are being published. 



Miscellaneous Analyses 



Samples of foods, fertilizers, soils, pests, lime and wood ashes have been 

 sent in by residents of the state. Of these, 160 have been analyzed, in- 

 volving 379 individual determinations. Many inquiries not involving anal- 

 ysis have been answered. 



Seed Testing 



The seed inspection work for the State Department of Agriculture was 

 carried on as usual, and 377 samples were handled by the laboratory. This 

 included 314 collected by the state inspector, and 63 private samples. 

 f Miscellaneous Income. ) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 



Station Bulletin 220— Results of Seed Tests for 1927. 



" " 330 — Inspection of Commercial Feeding Stuf?s, 1927. 



" " 231 — Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers, 1927. 



232— Agricultural Experiments, 1927. 



233— Electric Dairy Cold Storage. 

 " " 234— Marketing Live Broilers in New York City. 



Technical Bulletin 35— Some Physical and Physiological Activities of Dairy Cows. 

 " " 36 — Spray Solutions and the Control of Apple Scab. 



" '•' 37 — Wool Covering on Face, Ears, and Legs. 



Station Circular 27 — Coccidiosis in Chickens. 



28— Anti-Rachitic Values of Cod Liver Oil, Cod Liver Meal and 

 Fish Meal. 



