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. - . . th.s great land of ours is c o p a b/e o f producing enough to feed 1 billion people—and to feed them well — Firman E. Bear
Agricultural a n d Food Chemistry
MAY 12, 1954 Volume 2
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Number 10
Copyright 1954 bv American Chemical Societv
Editor: WALTER J. M U R P H Y Executive E d i t o r : James M . C r o w e Managing Editor: R i c h a r d L. K e n y o n P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r : Joseph H . K u n e y Associate E d i t o r s : WASHINGTON: Robert C. Gibbs, Stella A n d e r s o n , G. G l a d y s G o r d o n , R u t h C o r n e t t e , E d w a r d J. R e a r d o n C H I C A G O : Rodney N. Hader H O U S T O N : H a r r y W. H a i n e s , Jr. NEW Y O R K : H a r r y S t e n e r s o n , H a r o l d A. K n i g h t , H o w a r d J. S a n d e r s SAN F R A N C I S C O : William Q. Hull, G o r d o n H. B i x l e r E A S T O N : Bertha Reynolds, Charlotte C. S a y r e EUROPE: G o r d o n C. I n s k e e p A s s i s t a n t E d i t o r s : Katherine Biggs, Mar g a r e t C. S u m m e r s , K e v i n J . B r a d l e y , A l b e r t S. H e s t e r , T h o m p s o n E. U p h a m , K e n n e t h M . R e e s e , M e l v i n A. J u d a h E d i t o r i a l A s s i s t a n t s : Betty V . Kieffer, Sue R. P e t e r , R u t h C. L a u b a c h , W i l l i a m L. Os trowski, Veronica O'Keefe, D o l o r e s M. F e d e r i c o , F e r n S. Jackson, Ruth M. H o w o r t h , Whilden W. J o h n s o n Advisory Board : L a V e r n e E. C l i f c o r n , R u s s e l l C o l e m a n , A l b e r t L. E l d e r , Con r a d A. E l v e h j e m , Charles H . F i s h e r , W a l t e r G . F r a n k e n b u r g , J. F. F u d g e , F r a n c i s A. G u n t h e r , H . L. H a l l e r , Lea S. Hitchner, Charles G. King, Walter H. M a c I n t i r e , H a r v e y B. M a n n , J o h n Η . Ν a i r , B e r n a r d L. O s e r , V i n c e n t S a u c h e l l i , J . L. St. J o h n , Betty S u l l i v a n , Paul T . T r u i t t , L e l a n d A. U n d e r k o f l e r T h e Λ m cri c i n ( h em i cal Socieiv a s s u m e s n o re s p o n s i b i l i t y for the s i a i e n i t r u s a n d o p i n i o n s a d v a n c e d b> c o n t r i b u t o r s to us p u b l i c a t i o n s . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d in t h e e d i t o r i a l s a r e t h o s e of the e d i t o r s a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t the officia] p o s i t i o n of the American Chemical Society. P u b l i s h e d b i w e e k l y by the A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l So ciety, from 2 Oth a n d N o r t h a m p t o n Sts., Fa s to η , Pa, e x e c u t i v e offices. E d i t o r i a l H e a d q u a r t e r s , a n d Circu l a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t , 115 5 S i x t e e n t h St., N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n 6, D . C . A d v e r t i s i n g Office: S M> W e s t 4 2 n d St., New Y o r k 3 6 . N . Y . B r a n c h E d i t o r i a l Offices: C h i c a g o 1, 111., S6 Fast R a n d o l p h St.: H o u s t o n Z, T e x . , 62 *> W e s t B I J g . ; L o n d o n , Bush H o u s e , A l d w v c h ; New Y o r k I"", N . Y . n o East 4 2 n d St.; San F r a n c i s c o t. Calif.. - 0 3 M e c h a n i c s I n s t i t u t e Bldg.. 5 " P o s t St. E n t e r e d as s e c o n d - c l a s s m a t t e r at (he Post Office at Easton. Pa., U.S.A.. u n d e r (he Act of M a r c h 3. 1 8 " 9 as 26 lime*, a year o n every o t h e r W e d n e s d a y . Annual subscriptions: m e m b e r s S 5.00, non mem ber s 5 6 . 0 0 . P o s t a g e to c o u n t ri c not in the P a n A m e r i c a n Γ η ion S 1 . 5 0 : C a n a d i a n p o s t a g e S 0 . 5 0 . S i n g l e c o p i e s : c u r r e n t issues, m e m b e r s $O.40, n o n m e m b e r s SO.50. C l a i m s for m i s s i n g n u m b e r s will not be a l l o w e d il r e c e i v e d m o r e t h a n 6 0 days from date of m a i l i n g plus t i m e n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e d for p o s t a i delivers of j o u r n a l a n d t h u m . N o c l a i m s a l l o w e d I r o m s u b s c r i b e r s in c e n t r a l Europe·. Asia, o r the Pa cific I s l a n d s o t h e r t h a n H a w a i i , or b e c a u s e of failure to notify ihe C i r c u l a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t of a c h a n g e of ad d r e s s , or b e c a u s e u i p v is " m i s s i n g from tiles." C H A N G E O F A D D R E S S : Notify C i r c u l a t i o n De p a r t m e n t , A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society, at 115 5 Six teenth St., N.W .. W a s h i n g t o n 6. D . C . Such n o t i fication s h o u l d i n c l u d e b o t h o l d a n d n e w a d d r e s s e s and postal / o n e n u m b e r , if any. T h e A m e r i c a n ( h e m i c a i Sotietv also p u b l i s h e s : Analytical Chem istry, Chemical ami l.jixineering Seus. Chemical Ah• tracts Journal of the American Chemical Society. Industrial ami l.n&ineerins Chemistry, a n d the Journal of t*h\
