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phosphoTic acid, and 4^ cents a pound for potash, we can cal- 

 culate the commercial valuation, or the price at which the 

 separate unmixed materials contained in one ton of fertilizer, 

 having the composition indicated in the preceding table, could 

 be purchased for cash at retail at the seaboard. Knowing the 

 retail prices at which these goods were offered for sale, we can 

 also readily estimate the difference between the actual selling 

 price of the mixed goods and the retail cash cost of the unmixed 

 materials; the difference covers the cost of mixing, freight, profits, 

 etc. We present these data in the following tables: 



CoMMEEciAL Valuation and Selling Pkice of Complete Fertilizers. 



Average in- 

 Coininercial valuation of Selling price of one ton of creased cost of 



complete fertilizers. coaiplete tertilizer. mixed niateriala. 



over unmixed 



Average Lowest. Highest. Average. materials tor one 



ton. 



$19.72 $15 $60 $27.27 $7.55 



COST OF ONE POUND OF PLANT FOOD IN FERTILIZERS AS PURCHASED 



BY CONSUMERS. 



In the table below we present figures showing the average cost 

 to the purchaser of one pound of plant-food in different forms in 

 mixed fertilizers. 



Average Cost of One Pound of Plant-food to Consumers in Mixed 



Fertilizers. 



Nitrogen 21.4 cents. 



Phosphoric acid (available) 6.2 cents. 



Potash 6.2 cents. 



NEW FERTILIZER LAW. 



The State legislature amended the fertilizer law in 1S09 and 

 attention is called to the principal changes that affect manufac- 

 turers and dealers. 



(1) All fertilizers selling for -five dollars or more per ton will 

 come under the law, the limit previously having been confined 

 to fertilizers seling for ten dollars or more per ton. 



(2) Every manufacturer, importer, dealer or agent must pay 



