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3d. — Two samples of each brand shall be taken, if possible, select- 

 ing them from different localities. 



41h. — Each agent shall make report from time to time in duplicate, 

 giving the number of each sample taken, in consecutive order; the 

 name and the address of the manufacturer, the name and address 

 of the agent selling the goods from which the sample is taken; an 

 EXACT copy of the name of the brand of fertilizer; and the selling 

 price per ton of 2,000 pounds, at point of selection. He shall then 

 subscribe his name to each report and send one copy to the official 

 chemist, and the other to the Secretary of Agriculture, at Harris- 

 burg, Pa. 



5th. — Agents shall occasionally weigh a bag of fertilizer, to verify 

 the markings as to weight. 



6th. — Agents shall keep full memoranda of all the samples; stating 

 the number of packages from which the sample is taken, together 

 with such additional notes of information as may be of service for 

 future reference, in case the accuracy of their work is called in ques- 

 tion. 



7th. — The sample for analysis must be taken from at least four 

 sacks. The sampling tube to run its full length from the top toward 

 the bottom down the centre of the sack, then turned two or three 

 times to fill it, and the contents emptied upon a sheet of clean, tough 

 paper. The samples from the four sacks to be then thoroughly 

 mixed together, rolling the fertilizer back and forth across the paper 

 by lifting the sides alternately. After thoroughly mixing, take a 

 spatula and run it close along the paper under the mixture, lifting 

 it straight up so as to get a perfect cross section of the heap. 



8th. — The sample taken as in paragraph 7, is to be AT ONCE 

 packed into the glass bottle provided for the purpose; the lid im- 

 mediately screwed down tight, and upon the label attached, give 

 the name of the sampling agent and the number of the sample, 

 as marked upon the agent's list. The bottle containing the fertilizer, 

 to be at once inserted into the paper case provided, first writing 

 his name and the number corresponding to that on the bottle on 

 the outside of the case. Then moisten the gum flap and seal se- 

 curely. 



9th. — In shipping to the chemist, great care is to be taken to so 

 pack the bottles as to avoid breaking, and the shipping directions 

 should be securely attached to the package, with the name also of 

 the sampling agent marked on the box. 



10th. — Agents will keep the Secretary of Agriculture informed in 

 advance of the points to be visited, so as to be promptly reached by 

 telegraph or mail, if necessary. 



