. iting: the past year the chemical work has been Survie on i 
BA ‘the new chemical laboratory and the improved facilities hav 
ee very much increased the efficiency of the work. The rapid 
-_ Increase of our chemical work is easily seen from une following 
: ‘ statement : 
\ 
Number of determinations made in 1890. 
- Number of determinations made in 1891. * 
- Number of determinations made in 1892....... i fe 258 ae 
- Number of determinations made in 18938. 24, 648 Sy 
_ The Station is asked to do many kinds of analytical work Hand: 
are of a purely private character. In so far as work is ‘not of a 
_ strictly personal nature and is related to agricultural products, — 
the Station tries to do as much work as possible, so far as the 
oe Station work connected with investigations and official 
| Work will permit. Thelarge amount of chemical work being done — 
_ in our regular investigations excludes the possibility of doing very ~ 
ae Bniush outside work without enlarging our force of chemists. — “ sg 
Persons desiring to have work done should always correspond — 
with the Station and ascertain diag such work can be done, 
_ before they send samples. — 

