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movement in the last Landwirth Kalender. There is some- 

 thing too absurd in his effort to stampede us, at this day and 

 hour, into taking the back track. What we really need is a 

 critical sifting of all the analyses with the view of discover- 

 ing the best possible means, in the light of existing knowl- 

 edge. The question is one of chemistry far more than of 

 arithmetic. There are manifold instances of "maxima" and 

 "minima" which could be thrown out at once, for cause. I 

 see, for example, that Jenkins has roped in a Bussey analysis 

 of dead fresh-meadow grass, in getting his average for swale 

 hay. I wouldn't have done it. Nor would I have said {i.e. 

 note on page 150) that swale hay contains 14.3 per cent of 

 water. It might be even questioned whether my hand samples 

 of Car ex belong in this particular "addition," though they 

 do show the composition of early cut hay and point to what 

 is possible in practice. 



On page 96, the line relating to ' ' oxen at rest, ' ' dele the last 

 dot, period, decimal point, or whatever you call it. It darkens 

 counsel. The other misprint there concealed this one, accord- 

 ing to "the simultaneous contrast of colors"? 



I don't remember having expressed my gratitude for your 

 kind offices in recommending me to Mr. Carman. If I didn't 

 (or if I did) let me do so now. I find him extremely civil 

 and disposed to squareness. Yours faithfully, F. H. Storer. 



(S.W. J. ToJ. T. H.) 



May 27th, 1880. 

 Dear Sir, — Your proposal for a convention of agricultural 

 chemists to agree upon methods of fertilizer analysis for 

 common use, is in my opinion a very timely suggestion and 

 I am entirely in favor of it. As to time and place of meeting, 

 would it not be well to make them co-incident with some 

 gathering at which many of those interested would be likely 

 to be present, — say the annual meeting of the Am. Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, held at Boston or Cambridge 

 in August? 



