










IO STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT. STATION. 
of the action of the fundamental laws of the conservation of 
matter and the conservation of energy in the living organism. 
The research is abstract, time-consuming, and costly, but the 
results already obtained are highly encouraging. It is my 
belief that no work which the Station has attempted is pro- 
ducing or will produce results so valuable, whether viewed 
from the standpoint of pure science, or that of practical utility, 
as those of this class. 
ANALYSES OF FOODS, FEEDING STUFFS, ETC. 
In connection with the experimental inquiries above 
named, a large number of chemical analyses are required. 
These include analyses of the crops grown in the fertilizer tests, 
of the feeding stuffs used in feeding experiments with cows 
and sheep, of the foods used in experiments with man, and of 
the excretory products in the experiments with animals and 
man. In addition to the regular analytical work, inquiries 
have been made leading toward the improvement of the present 
methods of analysis. 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
The usual observations of temperature, barometric pres- 
sure, wind velocity, humidity and precipitation have been made 
at Storrs. In addition, records of rainfall during the growing 
season have been made in other places in the State by farmers 
who have co-operated with the Station. 
W. O. ATWATER, Director. 
