250 LETTER-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



(a) Burn P and prepare "bone phosphate" and explain 

 and prepare supers, (b) Burn K and explain potash, and 

 show etc., the salts, (c) Show color tests for nitrates, and 

 demonstrate its presence in soils and well waters, (d) Show 

 photos (large!) of our work last summer and this on corn 

 plants. (e) Exhibit Wagner's plates with explanations, 

 (f) Show Fungus diseases with pictures, etc. 



It would be important as far as possible to get Station work 

 in such shape that all hands can attend the fairs and show up 

 the Station. 



Now I'll let you up and get my breakfast and mail this for 

 your consideration. But it occurs to me and I'U put it down, 

 that the Station might do well in some cases, or all where 

 practicable, to have a special hour or hours appointed at the 

 fairs for its demonstrations or talks, ''conferences" of Bab- 

 cock, etc. Avec Thommage du coeur. Yours, S. W. J. 



(S. W. J. TO E. H. J.) 



Aug. 25, 1894. 



My dear Dr. Jenkins, — Yours of 22d expresses my senti- 

 ments better than I could do myself. ... It seems to me 

 that next spring we must enlarge the present glass house or 

 build another, in order to continue and expand the fertilizer 

 plant experiments. That is a racket that must be worked. 

 If, e.g., it will require $1000 or $800 to set up the winter horti- 

 culture, and if the $1000 or $800 is to come from our next 

 year's regular income, it is a serious question which (heat or 

 new house) we shall devote that $1000 or $800 to. But I 

 need not discuss this further on paper now. 



When do you intend leaving New Haven for Nantucket? 

 (Don't get poisoned with their water in that ancient and 

 fish-like island. At Siasconset, when I was there, all the 

 drinking water came from one well, and I was sorry I couldn 't 

 drink whiskey!) . . . Yours, S. W. Johnson. 



