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DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY.  i
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M. A. SCOVELL, Drio·e02‘01·,  
Sir :—I herewith submit a report of the Division of Chem.-  
‘ istry for the calendar year 1899.  
Very Respectfully, .  
ALFRED M. PETER.  
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7 Report.  
The chemical work in 1899, besides the analyses of commer-  
cial fertilizers, most of which have been published in Bulletins .  
Nos. 82 and 85, and the work done under the food law, which if
V will be published in Bulletin 86, now in preparation, included  
, many analyses of grasses and forage plants, sorghum juice, {
butter, mineral and potable waters, soils and other materials. w
In addition to the regular quantitative analyses, numerous  
samples of minerals, rocks, ores, clays, waters, fertilizers &c.  
have been qualitatively examined and reported upon for Tl
citizens of the State. Such of these analyses as are considered  
to be of general interest are reported in the following pages: ·  
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