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of constituents of the commodity as shown by a chemical 

 said statement to show the percentum it contains of nitrogen, 

 available phosphoric acid, or, in the case of undissolved bone, 

 total phosphoric acid, and potash soluble in distilled water, shall 

 appear on each package of such commodities in a conspicuous 

 place on the outside thereof. If sold in bulk, each bulk lot or 

 shipment is to be accompanied by a plainly printed statement 

 setting forth the above required information. 



This statute also provides that the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture shall issue a license for the sale of each different brand of 

 such commodity, upon the payment to the State Treasurer of a 

 license fee of $20 for each such brand and the filing in the office 

 of the Commissioner of Agriculture of an application for such 

 license. An act of the Legislature of 1904 transferred the 

 enforcement of the so-called Commercial Fertilizers Law from 

 the New York Agricultural Experiment Station to the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture The license fees collected each year since 

 such transfer are as follows: 



1904 $340 1907 $13,900 



1905 13,700 1908 14.32(1 



L900 14,200 1909 15,560 



Since January 1, 1909, there have been collected for analysis 

 in the manner prescribed by statute, 824 samples of commercial 

 fertilizers or materials to be used as a fertilizer, the selling price 

 of which exceeded $5 per ton. Each of these samples has been 

 forwarded to the director of the iSTeAv York Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Geneva, for analysis. 



John S. Hosmer, Charles A. Roberts, Frank D. Ward, W. L. 

 Markham, A. J. Miller and Oscar S. Hurst were employed in 

 the collection of such samples for the period between March 15 

 and July 81. 1909. A few samples of fertilizers for fall use 

 were collected by Messrs. Hosmer and Roberts during the month 

 of September. 



There have been referred to the Attorney-General, lor bis con- 

 sideration and for such action ;is the facts warrant. K>7 cases 

 which were believed to Ik- violations of the provisions of this 

 statute! 



