Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-08
chemists IN SESSION
Officials Of Department of Agri-
culture IN City. :,
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT
Controversy With the Bureau Of Soil.
Explained.
AProIHTMENr OF COMMITTEES
Food Adulteration the Theme Under
Discussion Yesterday-oncers and
Standing Committees.
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT
APPOMTMENT OF COMMITTEES

The second session Of the twenty-third
annual convention of the Association of
Omcial Agricultural Chemists Of the
Bureau Of Chemistry. United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. opened this morn
ing at O'Clock In the University Hail of
the George Washington University. 18th
and NJ streets northwest. The meeting was
called upon the vice president. c. G. Hop
kins OF Urbana. Ill. who Immediately
called UPON the vice president John p.
Street OF New Brunswick. N. J.. to preside
while he made his address
During the course Of his remarks Mr..
Hopkins dealt largely with technical mat
tiers. but touched upon the controversy be-
tween the bureau Of chemistry and bureau
OF soils relative to the question of the
fertilization of certain Soils Upon this
question he said:
Recently the bureau of soils of the
United States Department of Agriculture
conducted series of culture tests with the
bureaus paraffin pot and soil extract meth
DDS upon soil taken from experiment plots
OF the Ohio station, the purpose being to
ascertain whether the information secured
by the Ohio station from the field expert
not be essentially duplicated by twenty-day
culture In paraifin pots and in soil ,ex-
tracts.
The results obtained from the soil at
iication by the bureau Of soils and publish
ed without modification by the Ohio station
as Ohio bulletin, No. 167.
Continuing Mr.. Hopkins said: Because
OF the damaging influence upon agricultural
science and practice that Is sure to result
from the continued publication Of bulletins
such as this. and others issued directly by
the bureau Of soils. a frank and complete
discussion OF the data reported and of the
conclusions drawn becomes an imperative
duty
Mr.. Hopkins then concluded with an ex-
haustive argument in support Of his con-
Committees Announced.
He then announced the following commit
tees Of the convention:
Resolutions. L. Van siyke. New York:
L. M. Tolman. Treasury Department, and
w. NJ. Allen Of North CaroApa.
Amendments-A. L. Winton, Connecticut;
A. M. McGill. Canada, and F. P. vietch,
bureau of chemistry, Washington. D. c.
Committee to await upon the Secretary
and assistant Secretary Of Agriculture-R.
8. Davidson. Virginia.: H. ]. Patterson,
Maryland, and NJ. B. Hardin, South Caro-
lima.
Nominations: c. D. Words, Maine: A. NJ
Feter. Kentucky: F. A. Wall. Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania
Revision of methods: J. K. Hayward, F.
P. Veitch and L. NJ: Tolman. A. L. Winton,
SOnuSCtiCuts J.. H. FStIlt, -. r.
Papers were read by r. Wa-WaiI.. who
took as his subject. Dairy Products"
and J. X. Haywood, who spoke upon
Foods and Feeding Stuffs."
The convention adjourned at 1890
o'clock and reassembied at l:3O, when the
program Of the afternoon Was taken up.
Those who were scheduled to read papers
are ]. E. Halligan and L. 8. Munson, who
will take sugar as their subject Mr. Hal
ligan will speak upon special analytical
methods and Mr.. Munson upon special
chemical methods.
under discussion was food adulterati0n.
Mr.. H. g. Lythgoe of the Massachusetts
board Of health read an interesting paper
on scientific food inspection, which was
followed by discussion.
Officer and Committees
The officers and committees CT the asso-
citation for the year are as follows: Presi-
dent. C. G. Hopkins. Urbana, ILL.,: vice presi-
dent. John P. Street. New Brunswick. N. J.;
secretary. H. w. Wiley, Washington, D. C.
Additional members of executive committee.
Harry Snyder, st. Anthony's Park, MINI;
M. B. Hardin, Clemson College. 8. G.
The special committees:
Food Standardization Frear. State
College, PENNSYLVANIA; chairman: II. w.
Columbus. Ohio: M. A. Scoyeli. Lexington,
KY: e. H. Jenkins. New Haven. Conn.
Fertilizer legislation-H. w. Wiley, Wash
ington. D. c.. chairman: B. w. Kilgore,
Raleigh. N. c.; H. B. Mcdonnell. College
Park. Nd: H. A. Huston. st. Louis, Mo-;
B. B. Ross, Auburn, Ala.
Testing chemical reaGents-L. F. Kebler.
Washington. D. c.. chairman; A. L. Win
ton. New Haven, Conn: B. w. Kiigore.
Raleigh. N. c.
Unification OF terms for reporting an
alyticaI results-R. ]. Dawson, Blacks
burg, Va. chairman: c. G. Hopkins, Ur-
bana. ILL.,: w. d. Bigelow. Washington
D. c.; g. s. Traps. College Station. Tex:
C. A. Brown, jr.. Audubon Park. New Or
leans. La.
Washington. D. c.: H. ]. Wheeler, King
ston, r. l.; L. L. Van Slyka. Geneva. N. Y;
E. W. Magruder. Richmond Va, and B.