iannrucxxt AGRICULTURAL Expaamraxr srxrron xi °
i REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY. ,
By ALFRED M. Preraiz.  
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n The work of the Division of Lfiieinistry in IQOO comprised l
the regular analysis of some IZZIZ samples, of which 599 were  
commercial fertilizers and fertilizer materials, etc., analyzed i
under the operation of the Stax; fertilizer law, 251 were foods,
analyzed under the State I·`o»»tL Law and the remaining 3,61
samples were agricultural y Mlucts, potable and mineral
waters, soils, minerals, rock- and other materials analyzed
p in connection with the gener'.? work of the Station. In this .
connection, also, in addition ¤o these 3,61 samples which re-
quired rnore or less quantitative work, many other samples
have been qualitatively eszmiined for-correspondents of the
Station and reported upon ziirect to the senders. _
The analyses of COl1llll¤.T"`l2`£l fertilizers were made by Mr. ‘
__ H. E. Curtis, who had <. wire charge of this branch of the
Lg ` work, assisted by Mr. `. ·.`~ . H. Scherfhus. The analyses of 1
150 "of the food sampiw were made by Dr. Chase Palmer of
Louisville; the rest w. iw. ualyzed under the supervision of  
the writer by Messrs.     Beatty, L. O. Beatty and W. H.  
Scherliius .  
Most of the analnst-- .1 commercial fertilizers have been l
published in bulletins nw mers 88 a11d 90, and the analyses of .
human food will be p:‘E`~l1ed later in a separate bulletin.
Such of the other anal; — ·. as are thought to be of any general
interest or worthy of ,;:1 1 .:1eut record, are herewith presented. ·
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