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(3) Available Phosphoric Acid. — The 101 brands of com- 

 plete fertilizers contained available phosphoric acid varying in 

 amount from 3.44 to 13.08 per ct. and averaging 9.04 per ct. 

 The average amoimt of available phosphoric acid found bj the 

 Station analysis exceeded the average guaranteed amount by 0.Y4 

 per ct, the guaranteed average being 8.30 per ct. and the average 

 found being 9.04 per ct. 



In 87 brands of complete fertilizers, the amount of available 

 phosphoric acid found was above the amount guaranteed, the ex- 

 cess varying from 0.03 to 3.28 per ct. and averaging 0.93 per ct. 



In 14 brands, the available phosphoric acid was below the guar- 

 anteed amount, the deficiency varying from 0-04 to 2.64 per ct. 

 and averaging 0.49 per ct. In 10 cases the deficiency was below 

 0.05 per ct. 



The amount of water-soluble phosphoric acid varied from 0.40 

 to 10.80 per ct. and averaged 6.07 per ct. 



(4) Potash. — The complete fertilizers contained potash vary- 

 ing in amount from 0.48 to 10.75 per ct. and averaging 4.30 per 

 ct. The average amount of potash found by the Station analysis 

 exceeded the average guaranteed amount by 0-22 per ct., the guar- 

 anteed average being 4.08 per ct. and the average found being 

 4.30 per ct. 



In 74 brands of complete fertilizers, the amount of potash found 

 was above the guaranteed amount, the excess varying from 0.01 

 to 2.75 per ct. and averaging 0.54 per ct. 



In 27 brands, the potash was below the guaranteed amount, the 

 deficiency varying from 0.01 to 3.72 per ct. and averaging 0.65 

 per ct. In 15 of these cases the deficiency was less than 0-5 per ct. 



In 15 cases among the 101 brands of complete fertilizers the 

 potash was contained in the form of sulphate free from an excess 

 of chlorides. 



(5) The retail selling prices of the complete fertilizers varied 

 from $16.50 to $35.00 a ton and averaged $23.25. The retail 



