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its real importance, which may not be so apparent to anyone not 

 intimately acquainted with the methods of work, may be appre- 

 ciated. Scarcely anything has been done in the investigation of 

 fertilizers, foods and dairy products, in which the aid of the 

 chemical laboratory has not been a large and essential factor. 



W. H. JORDAN, 



Director. 

 Maine State College, \ 

 Orono, Me., Dec. 31st, 1889. j 



