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of food that is adulterated by having in it anything; that is harm- 

 ful or injurious, but provides further that if the goods are an 

 adulteration within the meaning' of the statute, vet the adultera- 

 tion is one that does not contain anything' harmful or injurious, 

 the goods may he sold, if they are an imitation, compound or 

 mixture, providing they are so labeled as to show thai fact and 

 so labeled as to give the constituents. 



Article 9 provides for the inspection and analysis of commer- 

 cial fertilizers offered for sale upon tin 1 markets of this state; 

 provides that persons selling commercial fertilizers within the 

 state of New York, the selling price of which shall not exceed 

 $5 per ton, shall place upon the outside of the package a plainly 

 printed statement which shall show as follows: 



1. The number of net pounds of fertilizer in the package sold 

 or offered for sale. 



2. The name, brand or trade mark under which the fertilizer 

 is sold. 



3. The name and address of the manufacturer of the fertilizer. 



4. The chemical composition of the fertilizer expressed in the 

 following terms : 



a. Per centum of nitrogen. 



b. Per centum of available phosphoric acid, or, in case 

 of undissolved bone, the per centum of total phosphoric 

 acid. 



c. Per centum of potash soluble in distilled water. 



It further provides that if the fertilizer is sold in bulk such 

 printed statement shall accompany every lot so sold, offered or 

 exposed for sale. It provides that the person manufacturing or 

 selling fertilizer or any material to be used for fertilizer within 

 the state shall file a statement with the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, setting forth the above information, and said statement 

 shall be filed annually during the month of December and that 

 before he shall offer for sale or sell said fertilizer, the selling 

 price of Avhich exceeds $5 per ton, he shall pay to the Treasurer 

 of the State of New York a license fee of $20 ; that the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture shall, upon being notified by the Treasurer 

 that such license fee has been paid upon a given brand, and if the 



