OFFICERS, REFEREES, AND COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS FOR THE YEAR 1908.

President.

Mr. HARRY SNYDER, St. Anthony Park, Minn.

Vice-President.

Mr. W. D. BIGELOW, Washington, D. C.

Secretary.

Mr. H. W. WILEY, Washington, D. C.

Additional members of the Executive Committee.

Mr. B. B. Ross, Auburn, Ala.

Mr. G. S. FRAPS, College Station, Tex.

Referees.

Phosphoric acid: J. M. McCandless, Atlanta, Ga.

Nitrogen:

Determination of nitrogen: C. L. l'enny, State College, Pa.

Separation of nitrogenous bodies: L. L. Van Slyke, Geneva, N. Y. (milk and cheese proteids).

Potash: B. B. Ross, Auburn, Ala.

Soils: S. D. Averitt, Lexington, Ky.

Dairy products: J. M. Bartlett, Orono, Me.

Foods and feeding stuffs: J. P. Street, New Haven, Conn.

Food adulteration: H. E. Barnard, Indianapolis, Ind.

Sugar: A. H. Bryan, Washington, D. C.

Tannin: F. P. Veitch, Washington, D. C.

Insecticides: C. C. McDonnell, Washington, D. C.

Inorganic plant constituents: H. D. Haskins, Amherst, Mass.
Medicinal plants and drugs: L. F. Kebler, Washington, D. C.

Associate referces.

Phosphoric acid: W. F. Hand, Agricultural College, Miss.
Nitrogen:

Determination of nitrogen: G. W. Cavanaugh, Ithaca, N. Y.
Separation of nitrogenous bodies:

Meat proteids: P. F. Trowbridge, Columbia, Mo.
Vegetable proteids: E. B. Hart, Madison, Wis.

Potash: E. L. Baker, Geneva, N. Y.

Soils: J. G. Lipman, New Brunswick, N. J.

Dairy products: L. G. Michael, Ames, Iowa.

Foods and feeding stuffs: F. W. Morse, Durham, N. II.

Food adulterations:

Colors: H. M. Loomis, Galveston, Tex.

Saccharine products: Arthur Given, Washington, D. C.
Fruit products: C. B. Cochran, West Chester, Pa.

Wine: Julius Horvet, St. Paul, Minn.

Beer: H. E. Barnard, Indianapolis, Ind.

Food adulterations-Continued.

Distilled liquors: L. M. Tolman, Washington, D. C.

Vinegar Chas. H. Hickey, Boston, Mass.

Flavoring extracts: E. M. Chace, Washington, D. C.

Spices: A. L. Winton, Chicago, Ill.

Baking powder and baking chemicals: E.-L. Redfern, Lincoln, Nebr.
Meat and fish: F. C. Weber, Washington, D. C.

Fats and oils: H. E. Bishop, Indianapolis, Ind.
Dairy products: Herman Lythgoe, Boston, Mass.
Cereal products: E. F. Ladd, Fargo, N. Dak.
Vegetables: W. L. Dubois, Buffalo, N. Y.

Condiments other than spices: E. M. Bailey, New Haven, Conn.
Cocoa and cocoa products: A. G. Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Tea and coffee: A. G. Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Preservatives: W. D. Bigelow, Washington, D. C.

Determination of water in foods: E. W. Brown, Washington, D. C.

Sugar:

Molasses methods: H. P. Agee, Audubon Park, La.

Chemical methods: Fritz Zerban, Audubon Park, La.

Tannin: M. S. McDowell, State College, Pa.

Insecticides: Howard R. Watkins, Pullman, Wash.

Inorganic plant constituents: F. W. Robison, Lansing, Mich.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

Food Standards.

Mr. William Frear, State College, Pa., chairman.

Mr. H. W. Wiley, Washington, D. C.

Mr. H. A. Weber, Columbus, Ohio.

Mr. M. A. Scovell, Lexington, Ky.

Mr. E. H. Jenkins, New Haven, Conn.

Fertilizer Legislation.

Mr. H. W. Wiley, Washington, D. C., chairman.

Mr. B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh, N. C.

Mr. H. B. McDonnell, College Park, Md.

Mr. J. L. Hills, Burlington, Vt.

Mr. B. B. Ross, Auburn, Ala.

Testing Chemical Reagents.

Mr. L. F. Kebler, Washington, D. C., chairman.

Mr. A. L. Winton, Chicago, Ill.

Mr. B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh, N. C.

Revision of Methods.

Mr. J. K. Haywood, Washington, D. C., chairman.

Mr. F. P. Veitch, Washington, D. C.
Mr. L. M. Tolman, Washington, D. C.

Mr. J. P. Street, New Haven, Conn.

Mr. A. L. Winton, Chicago, Ill.
Mr. J. H. Pettit, Urbana, Ill.
Mr. F. W. Woll, Madison, Wis.

Committee to present the question of the unification of terms to the International Congress of Applied Chemistry.

Mr. R. J. Davidson, Blacksburg, Va., chairman.

Mr. C. G. Hopkins, Urbana, Ill.

Mr. W. D. Bigelow, Washington, D. C.

Mr. G. S. Fraps, College Station, Tex.

Mr. B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh, N. C.
Mr. H. J. Wheeler, Kingston, R. I.
Mr. J. T. Willard, Manhattan, Kans.

CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS.

(1) This association shall be known as the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists of the United States. The objects of the association shall be (1) to secure uniformity and accuracy in the methods, results, and modes of statement of analysis of fertilizers, soils, cattle foods, dairy products, and other materials connected with agricultural industry; (2) to afford opportunity for the discussion of matters of interest to agricultural chemists.

(2) Analytical chemists connected with the United States Department of Agriculture, or with any State or national agricultural experiment station or agricultural college, or with any State or national institution or body charged with official control of the materials named in section 1, shall alone be eligible to membership; and one such representative for each of these institutions or boards, when properly accredited, shall be entitled to enter motions or vote in the association. Only such chemists as are connected with institutions exercising official fertilizer control shall vote on questions involving methods of analyzing fertilizers. All persons eligible to membership shall become members ex officio and shall be allowed the privileges of membership at any meeting of the association after presenting proper credentials. All members of the association who lose their right to such membership by retiring from positions indicated as requisite for membership shall be entitled to become honorary members and to have all privileges of membership save the right to hold office and vote. All analytical chemists and others interested in the objects of the association may attend its meetings and take part in its discussions, but shall not be entitled to enter motions or vote.

(3) The officers of the association shall consist of a president, a vice-president, and a secretary, who shall also act as treasurer; and these officers, together with two other members to be elected by the association, shall constitute the executive committee. When any officer ceases to be a member by reason of withdrawing from a department or board whose members are eligible to membership, his office shall be considered vacant, and a successor may be appointed by the executive committee, to continue in office till the annual meeting next following.

(4) There shall be appointed by the executive committee, at the regular annual meeting, from among the members of the association, a referee and such associate referees for each of the subjects to be considered by the association as that committee may deem appropriate.

It shall be the duty of these referees to prepare and distribute samples and standard reagents to members of the association and others desiring the same, to furnish blanks for tabulating analyses, and to present at the annual meeting the results of work done, discussion thereof, and recommendations of methods to be followed.

(5) The special duties of the officers of the association shall be further defined, when necessary, by the executive committee.

(6) The annual meeting of this association shall be held at such place as shall be decided by the association, and at such time as shall be decided by the executive committee, and announced at least three months before the time of meeting.

(7) No changes shall be made in the methods of analysis used in official inspection, except by unanimous consent, until an opportunity shall have been given all official chemists having charge of the particular inspection affected to test the proposed changes.

(8) Special meetings shall be called by the executive committee when in its judgment it shall be necessary, or on the written request of five members; and at any meeting, regular or special, seven enrolled members entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(9) The executive committee will confer with the official boards represented with reference to the payment of expenses connected with the meetings and publication of the proceedings of the association.

(10) All proposed alterations or amendments to this constitution shall be referred to a select committee of three at a regular meeting, and after report from such committee may be adopted by the approval of two-thirds of the members present entitled to vote.