Officers, Referees, Associate Referees and Committees of the Association of Official Agricul- tural Chemists, for the two years ending November, 1919. Report on Stock Feed Adulteration. By B. H. Silberberg. Report on Water in Foods and Feeding Stuffs. By J. O. Clarke.. A New Method for Moisture Determination. By G. F. Lipscomb and W. D. Hutchins Double Moisture Determinations in Fertilizer Materials. By J. O. Clarke. Report on Testing Chemical Reagents. By C. O. Ewing. The Use of Permanganate in the Kjeldahl Method Modified for Nitrates. By I. K. Phelps. Investigation of the Kjeldahl Method for Determining Nitrogen. By I. K. Phelps.. THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS is issued quarterly. Each volume will contain approximately 600 pages. Subscriptions are taken by the volume and not by the year. Reprints of articles will be furnished to contributors at cost when ordered in advance. A table showing cost, with an order slip, is sent with proof. 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OFFICERS, REFEREES, ASSOCIATE REFEREES AND COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS, FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING NOVEMBER, 1919. Honorary President. H. W. WILEY, Woodward Building, Washington, D. C. President. P. F. TROWBRIDGE, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural College, N. Dak. Vice-President. H. C. LYTHGOE, State Department of Health, Boston, Mass. Secretary-Treasurer. C. L. ALSBERG, Box 744, 11th Street Station, Washington, D. C. Additional Members of the Executive Committee. B. B. Ross, Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. G. G. FRARY, State Food and Drug Department, Vermilion, S. Dak. Phosphoric acid: (Not appointed.) Referees. Nitrogen: I. K. Phelps, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Polash: T. E. Keitt, Agricultural Experiment Station, Ga. Soils: C. B. Lipman, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Inorganic plant constituents: J. H. Mitchell, Clemson Agricultural College, Clemson College, S. C. Insecticides and fungicides: O. B. Winter, Agricultural Experiment Station, E. Lansing, Mich. Water: J. W. Sale, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Foods and feeding stuffs: G. L. Bidwell, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Dairy products: Julius Hortvet, State Dairy and Food Department, Old Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. Saccharine products: W. L. Owen, Penick & Ford, Ltd., New Orleans, La. Drugs: G. W. Hoover, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Transportation Building, Chicago, Ill. 1 Testing chemical reagents: L. F. Kebler, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Microanalytical methods: B. J. Howard, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Food preservatives: A. F. Seeker, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, U. S. Appraiser's Stores, New York, N. Y. (Since deceased.) Coloring matters in foods: W. E. Mathewson, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Metals in foods: W. D. Collins, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Fruits and fruit products: D. B. Bisbee, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Old Custom House, St. Louis, Mo. Canned vegetables: W. D. Bigelow, National Canners Association, 1739 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Cereal foods: J. A. LeClerc, Miner-Hillard Milling Co., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wines: J. M. Humble, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, U. S. Custom House, Cincinnati, Ohio. Soft drinks (bottlers' products): W. W. Skinner, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Distilled liquors: J. I. Palmore, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Beers: (Not appointed.) Vinegars: W. A. Bender, Douglas Packing Company, Rochester, N. Y. Flavoring extracts: A. E. Paul, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Transportation Building, Chicago, Ill. Meat and meat products: Ralph Hoagland, Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, Eggs and egg products: C. E. Marsh, State Department of Health, Boston, Mass. Edible fats and oils: R. H. Kerr, Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C. Cacao products: Leicester Patton, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Federal Coffee: H. A. Lepper, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Tea: E. M. Bailey, Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Conn. Baking powder: H. E. Patten, Provident Chemical Works, St. Louis, Mo. Associate Referees. Phosphoric acid: Basic slag, to cooperate with committee on vegetation tests on the availability of phosphoric acid in basic slag: (Not appointed.) Nitrogen: Special study of the Kjeldahl method: H. W. Daudt, Jackson Laboratory, E. I. Du Pont Company, Wilmington, Del. Potash: (Not appointed.) Soils: Nitrogenous compounds: (Not appointed.) Lime absorption coefficient: W. H. McIntire, Agricultural Experiment Station, Knoxville, Tenn. Inorganic plant constituents: W. L. Latshaw, State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans. Insecticides and fungicides: J. J. T. Graham, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. G. Water: L. H. Enslow, Miraflores Filtration Plant, Ancon, Panama, C. Z. Foods and feeding stuffs: Sugar: A. H. Bryan, Arbuckle Bros., Old Slip and Water Streets, New York, N. Y. (Since deceased.) Crude fiber: L. D. Haigh, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Stock feed adulteration: Miss B. H. Silberberg, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Organic and inorganic phosphorus: J. B. Rather, Standard Oil Company, Chemical Laboratory, Brooklyn, N. Y. Water: J. O. Clarke, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Old Custom House, Savannah, Ga. Dairy products: Separation of nitrogenous substances in milk and cheese: L. L. Van Slyke, Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. Saccharine products: Maple products: J. F. Snell, Macdonald College, Quebec, Canada. Honey: (Not appointed.) Sugar house products: F. W. Zerban1, Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans, Drugs: La.; W. O. Whaley2, Penick & Ford, Ltd., New Orleans, La.; D. D. Sullivant2, Penick & Ford, Ltd., New Orleans, La. Medicinal plants: Arno Viehoever, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Alkaloids: A. R. Bliss, jr., School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Synthetic products: C. D. Wright, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Balsams and gum resins: E. H. Grant, Wm. S. Merrell Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Enzyms: J. F. Brewster, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C. Fruits and fruit products: H. J. Wichmann, U. S. Food and Drug Inspection Station, Tabor Opera House Building, Denver, Colo. Meat and meat products: Separation of nitrogenous compounds in meat products: Walter Ritchie', University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. L. C. Mitchell'3, Wilson & Co., Chemical Laboratory, Chicago, Ill. Meat extracts: H. H. Mitchell1, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. C. R. Moulton3, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. PERMANENT COMMITTEES. Cooperation with Other Committees on Food Definitions. William Frear (State College, Pa.), Chairman. Julius Hortvet, St. Paul, Minn. C. D. Howard, Concord, N. H. Recommendations of Referees. (Figures in parentheses refer to year in which appointment expires.) B. B. Ross (Auburn, Ala.), Chairman. SUBCOMMITTEE A: A. J. Patten (1918), (Agricultural Experiment Station, E. Lansing, Mich.), Chairman, C. C. McDonnell (1922), B. B. Ross (1920). [Phosphoric acid 1 Associate referee for the year ending November, 1918. The work on sugar house products for the year ending November, 1919, was divided between W. 0. Whaley and D. D. Sullivant. 3 Associate Referee for the year ending November, 1919. |