CONTENTS. An examination of colors used in foods or natural to foods. By J. Hortvet (by title) .. Report on preservatives. By W. D. Bigelow, Associate Referee. Legislation on preservatives in food. By H. L. Harris.......... The determination of moisture in sirups and molasses. By W. D. Horne A study of the changes taking place in whisky stored in wood. By C. A. Detection of thickeners in ice cream. By G. E. Patrick .... Report on the determination of water in foods. By F. C. Weber............... The carbon dioxid value of pure compressed yeast and compressed yeast and 25 Two methods in cheese analysis. By G. E. Patrick Report of Committee C on recommendations of referees. By L. M. Tolman.. Report of the committee on the revision of methods. By J. K. Haywood.... Report on foods and feeding stuffs. By J. K. Haywood. Report on special analytical methods of sugar analysis. By C. A. Browne... Report on sugar and molasses methods. By C. A. Browne and J. E. Halligan. The effect of hydrosulphite and rongalite on the polarization of dextrose, 77 Report of committee on amendments to the constitution. By William Frear. Remarks by J. Rice Smith, Fertilizer Manufacturers' Association.......... PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS. FIRST DAY. WEDNESDAY-MORNING SESSION. The twenty-fourth annual convention of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists was called to order by the president, Mr. J. P. Street, of New Haven, Conn., on the morning of October 9, in the assembly hall of the Inside Inn, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. The following members and visitors registered during the convention: MEMBERS AND VISITORS PRESENT. Allen, William M., Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. Atkinson, Frederick C., District Chemist, Southern Cotton Oil Company, Savannah, Ga. Averitt, S. D., Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Ky. Birdsey, C. E., New York, N. Y. Bizzell, James A., 804 E. Seneca street, Ithaca, N. Y. Blair, A. W., Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville, Fla. Bryan, Thomas J., Illinois State Food Commission, Manhattan Building, Burnet, Wallace C., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Carpenter, F. B., Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Va. Carroll, John S., German Kali Works, Atlanta, Ga. Cathcart, Charles S., Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, N. J. Cook, Frank C., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Cook, H. H., Waterbury, Conn. Curry, B. E., Durham, N. C. Davidson, Robert J., Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Va. Dodge, C. O., Washington, D. C. Doyle, Aida M., 1025 Lamont street, Washington, D. C. Dox, Arthur W., Assistant Dairyman, Bureau of Animal Industry, Storrs, Conn. Ellett, Walter B., Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Va. Frear, William, Agricultural Experiment Station, State College, Pa. Fuller, Mrs. F. D., Harrisburg, Pa. Gaither, E. W., Nashville, Tenn. Gearkens, A., Antwerp, Belgium. Gudeman, Edward, Consulting Chemist, 704 Rialto Building, Chicago, Ill. Hartwell, Burt L., Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, R. I. Haskins, H. D., Amherst, Mass. Haywood, William G., Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. Herff, B. von, 93 Nassau street, New York, N. Y. Hite, B. H., Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown, W. Va. Lipman, Jacob G., Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, N. J. McDonnell, H. B., Maryland Agricultural College, College Park, Md. Michael, Louis G., Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Morrison, William G., F. S. Royster Guano Company, Norfolk, Va. Patrick, G. E., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Patten, Andrew J., Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural College, Mich. Patterson, H. J., Agricultural Experiment Station, College Park, Md. Pierce, Anne L., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Pinkerton, Thomas C., Walbrook, Baltimore, Md. Porch, Madison B., Hygienic Laboratory, Washington, D. C. Richardson, W. D., Swift & Co., Chicago, Ill. Richardson, Mrs. W. D., Chicago, Ill. Robb, John B., Department of Agriculture, Richmond, Va. Robertson, B. F., Agricultural Experiment Station, Clemson College, S. C. Ross, B. B., State Chemist, Auburn, Ala. Rudnick, Paul, Armour & Co., Chicago, Ill. Schmitt, Walter, Armour & Co., Chicago, Ill. Shedd, O. M., Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Ky. Sherwood, Sidney F., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Shutt, Frank T., Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Sindall, Harry E., 133 North Front street, Philadelphia, Pa. Smith, Frank M., H. J. Baker and Brother, 100 William street, New York, N. Y. Smither, F. W., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Snyder, Harry, Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Anthony Park, Minn. Street, John Phillips, Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Conn. Taber, Walter C., Bureau of Soils, Washington, D. C. Tolman, L. M., Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Trowbridge, P. F., Agricultural Experiment Station, Columbia, Mo. |