SATURDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Page. 



Report on phosphoric acid. By J. M. McCandless 140 



Thomas slag. By J. B. Lindsey 148 



Valuation of phosphoric acid in basic slag. By H. D. Haskins 151 



Report on dairy products. By J. M. Bartlett 152 



Report on foods and feeding stuffs. By Fred W. Morse 159 



The determiftation of acidity in cattle feeds. By John Phillips Street 160 



The manufacture of gluten feed. By T. B. Wagner 164 



Report on the separation of nitrogenous bodies: Milk and cheese proteids. By 



L. L. Van Slyke 167 



Report on sugar. By A. H. Bryan and Fritz Zerban 168 



Detection of small percentages of commercial glucose in sirups and honey. By 



A. II. Bryan 180 



Report of Committee A on recommendations of referees. By R. J. Davidson.. 183 



Conversion tables 184 



Report of committee on fertilizer legislation 185 



Report of committee on the revision of methods. ^y J. K. Haywood 187 



Report of Committee B on recommendations of referees. By B. B. Ross 187 



Report of committee on resolutions. By L. L. Van Slyke 189 



Appointment of committee on the revision of methods and recommendations 



of referees 190 



MONDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Methods relating to the rate of decomposition of organic matter in the soil. By 



Jacob G. Lipman 191 



The possibilities of muscovado sugar as an adulterant for maple products. By 



R. E. Doolittle and A. F. Seeker 196 



Notes on the Winton lead number of mixtures of cane and maple sirup. By 



R. E. Doolittle and A. F. Seeker 198 



The determination of fusel oil by alkaline permanganate. By A. S. Mitchell 



and C. R. Smith 199 



M ft hods of analysis of distilled spirits. By L. M. Tolman and W. E. Hillyer.. 206 

 Determination of the iodin number of the nonvolatile ether extract of paprika. 



By W.Denis 213 



Determination of starch in cocoa products. By W. L. Dubois 214 



MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Examination of oysters. By W. D. Bigelow 215 



Simple tests for detecting bleaching in flour. By A. L. Winton and E. J. 



Shanley 216 



A modification of the Bamihl test for detecting wheat flour in rye flour. By 



A. L. Winton 217 



Moisture determinations without the aid qf heat. By P. F. Trowbridge 219 



The unification of saccharimetric observations. By C. A. Browne 221 



< 'itral and its analysis in terpeneless extract of lemon. By Samuel H. Baer. . . 229 

 An outline to assist in the identification of certain water-soluble coal-tar colors 



By C. B. Cochran 230 



Officers, referees, and committees for the year 1908-9 234 



< ^institution 237 



Index ---"- 239 



