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tium. A report of this work was read by Mr. Averitt before
the Lexington Section, American Chemical Society, February
llth, 1914. .
The rapid method for analysis of agricultural limestones
has been referred to already under "Limestones."
Some cooperative work was done in the study of methods
of analysis of soils and insecticides for the Referees upon
these subjects of the Association of Official Agricultural
Chemists. `
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Analyses of 77 samples of lime-
stones, coals, iron ores, mineral waters, etc., have been made ‘
for the Kentucky Geological Survey under a cooperative
arrangement with the State Geologist.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYsEs. About a hundred samples of
miscellaneous substances have been analyzed for farmers
and others, including work done for other departments of
the Experiment Station. Besides this, many specimens of l
minerals, rocks, ores and other materials have been identified
and reported upon without actual analysis, for persons in all
parts of the State.
CORRESPONDENCE. Some two thousand letters have been
written, most of them in connection with reports of analyses
or in answer to questions as to the fertilizer requirements of
soils in different parts of the State, or questions of a more
or less chemical bearing.