INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 



289 



Samples of several different brands of fertilizers offered for sale 

 in the State have been analyzed, and the analysis, together with 

 their estimated values, are herewith given : 



Nitrogenous Superphosphates. 



O u 



o 



a 



ft a 

 s = 



»2^ 



7 



11 



8 



6 



1 



2 



5 



4 



13 



IG 



19 



20 



21 



15 



Name op Article Examined. 



Cumberland Superphosphate 



Bradley's X. L. Superphosphate ... 



Soluble Pacific Guano 



Bowker's Phosphate. 



Bowker's Hill and Drill Phosphate. 



Bowker's Dissolved Bono 



Stcickbridge Corn Fertilizer 



Stockbridge Potato Fertilizer 



Bay State Superphosphate 



High Grade Superphosphate 



Bed Beach Bone Phosphate 



Dole's Common Sense Fertilizer .... 



Bay State Fertilizer 



Bone Fertilizer , 



~ IB 



2 . 29 

 2.22 

 1.7C 



2.35 

 1.84 

 1.58 

 3.04 

 31 



2.5'J 



0,1 



a, i 



"2 

 1^ 



o 



7.80 



(i.88 

 7.00 

 80 

 24 

 10 

 2G 

 75 

 8.45 

 7.73 

 GO 

 8.31 



35 < 



o 



■p " 



ID •— 



■o a. 



3 



■©•a 

 S'5 



83 3, 

 57:2, 

 fiSk. 

 82:2, 

 23!2. 

 99|0, 

 040, 

 50'0, 

 8G0, 

 Gill. 

 14:0, 

 24 1, 

 17 1, 



> 



c3 a 



W p. 



$43 

 41 

 38 

 33 

 34 

 31 

 40 

 41 

 37 

 40 

 29 

 28 

 42 



o 



S40 00 



42 50 



40 00 



38 00 



42 00 



38 00 



*50 00 



*50 00 



40 00 



t35 00 



t47 50 



35 00 



45 00 



t25 00 



Single bag. 



f At manufactory. 



Ground Bone. 



It is well known that the phosphoric acid of raw ground bone or 

 bone meal as it is called, without further treatment, is in an insoluble 

 form. It is not readily given up to the plant because it is not 

 soluble in the moisture of the soil, and cannot be diffused through 

 the soil b}- the rains. After application to the soil it slowly is 

 rendered soluble from the action upon it of agents with which it 

 comes in contact. It is evident then that the finer it is groinid the 

 more rapidly it will become available to the plants in tlie soil. In 

 the table of values it is seen that soluble — or rcadil}' available — 



