New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. oF 
The grape districts of New York and table of varieties.— The 
basis of Bulletin 315 is “The Grapes of New York,’ pre- 
pared by this Station and published by the State Department of 
Agriculture. In collecting the material for the grape book, much 
valuable information was contributed by the grape-growers of New 
York in co-operation with the Station. The edition of the larger 
work was necessarily limited. It was the purpose of this bulletin 
to place before the grape-growers’ an accurate summary of the 
information contained in the grape book. ‘The bulletin contains: 
First, a discussion of the natural factors influencing grape culture. 
Second, an acccunt of the location, soil, climate, history and present 
status of the four great grape districts of New York. Third, a 
brief description of the most important species of Vitis, giving 
their natural habitat, botanical differences and horticultural im- 
portance, with the object of showing their significance in 
varieties. Fourth, a table of 161 of the most important varieties, 
giving the species, fruit and vine characters, date and place of 
origin or introduction, and a brief statement of their value for 
the grower. 
INSPECTION WORK. 
Fertilizers.—- During the year 1909, 722 samples of fertilizers — 
were received from the Commissioner for analysis, and results 
of their examination are given in Bulletin 318. The chemical 
staff of the Station has also furnished evidence in several suits 
that have been brought by the Commissioner of Agriculture for 
violation of the fertilizer law. 
Feeding stuffs— The number of samples of feeding stuffs 
analyzed at the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture during 
the past year has been 403. Bulletin 316 contains the results 
of these analyses. It is shown, as has been the case for several 
years, that many brands of feeding stuffs, especially ‘those that 
are compounded from two or more ingredients, contain materials 
of very inferior quality, such as ground corn cobs, oat hulls, 
ground peanut shells, mill screenings and elevator sweepings. It 
is hoped that the amendment to the feeding stuff law, requiring 
