The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
CHEMISTS IN CONVENTION.
Interesting Papers Relating to
Agricultural Industry
Are Read.

The sixteenth annual convention OF the
Association of Official Agricultural Chem
lists was opened yesterday afternoon in
the Mills Building. President r c. Ked-
zte, who is at the head of the Agricultural
College in Michigan, called the meeting
to order and seventy-five delegates re-
spcnded to their names.
The association is entirely independent
Of the Association of American
Agricultural Colleges and Expert
nent Stations now in session
at the Occidental, but it is noteworthy
that 50 per cent of its members are also
affiliated with the latter organizations
The object of the Chemists Association
is to secure uniformity and accuracy in
the methods, results and modes OF state
nents of analysis of fertilizers, soils, cat
tie food. dairy products and other ma
terials connected with agricultural indus
trv and it has met annually for the past
sixteen. years in order to afford opportunl-
tv for the discussion of matters of inter
est to agricultural chemists
Immediately after roll call President
and associate referees for each of the sub
iects 10 be considered at the present SeS-
sion. It will be their duty 10 prepare ana
distribute samples ana Stanqaru aeas -
a17d to present results of the work done
and Recommendations Of methods to be
used. They are as follows; M iJ u q pm
van, Washington, ID. c. nitrogen I; .:
Shiver. Clemson College, South Caroilna;
potash, B. B Ross - Ag6urRii 1AUh i,e Aia st6
r l.; dairy products. ]. B. Weems, Ames,
Iowa; foods and feeding stuffs, Thorn
Smith. Moscow, Idaho; liquor and FOOD pod
Ohio; sugar, Elton Fulmer, Pullman,
Wash; tannin, Oma Carr, Cory, Pa. !;
insecticides, p. A. de Schwelnitz, Wash
Associate referees-Phosphoric acid, H.
K. Miller. Lake City, Fla; nitrogen, w.
K. Perkins, Agricultural College, Missis-
sippi; potash, J.. S. Munson, Agricultural
College Michigan; soils and ash, NJ. E.
Jaffa Berkeley, Cal; dairy products, F..
w Vol. Madison, Wis; foods and feed
lege, Pennsylvania; liquor and food adul-
teratOn, w. d. BigelOw, Washington, D.
C.; sugar. G. J.. Spencer. Washington, D.
c.; tannin, E. J. Haley; Insecticides, l..
The committees appointed are as fol-
lows:
ington, D. c. chairman; W. H. Beal,
Washington, D. C.; ]. B. Lindsey, Am
herst, Mass: J. T. Anderson, Auburn,
Ala; J. r Street, New Brunswick. n. j.;
Orono, Me; B. H. Hite Morgantown, W.
Va; A. A. Persons, University Alabama
Committee : &c on food standdards-H. "
A Weber, Columbus, Ohio; NJ A ScoveT.
Lexington Ky; z. H. jenkins, New
Haven Conn; William Frear, State Col
Iege. Pennsylvania.
Committee on uniform laws for fertil-
izer control-H. W. Wiley, Washington,
D. c., chairman; B; W. Kilgore, Agricul-
tnral College, Mississippi; H. B. McDon-
nell, College Park, Md; H. A. Huston,
Lafayette, Ind; B. B. Ross, Auburn, Ala.
Committee on volumetric standards-B
w Kigore, Agricultural College, Missis-
sippi, chairman; c. l.. Penny, Newark.
Del: E f. Ewell, Washington, d. c.: G.
c. Caldwell, ithaca, N. Y; H. W. Wiley,
Committee on rewriting methods of soil
analysis-M. A. Scovell, Lexington, Ky,
chairman, A N NJ Peter. Lexington Ky;
After the appointment of committees
Secretary H. W. Wiley of Washington. D.