18 THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL 



The Station agents are instructed when drawing samples to 

 open at least three packages of each brand of goods in every 

 case, and if the number of packages is large, to take a portion 

 from every tenth one. The contents of bags or barrels are rap- 

 idly and accurately sampled by means of a brass sampler made 

 by McFadden and Dooley, New Brunswick, N. J., on a pattern 

 suggested by Dr. A. T. Neale of the New Jersey Experiment 

 Station, In the past the Station has been in several instances 

 seriously embarrassed on account of the carelessness of those who 

 have drawn and sent in samples for analysis. This trouble is 

 avoided by the present system which could not earlier be adopted 

 for lack of means. 



The Station none the less desires the cooperation of farmers 

 and farmers' clubs in calling its attention to the appearance of 

 new brands of fertilizers in the State and in securing samples of 

 all goods offered for sale. All such samples are understood to be 

 taken in accordance with the printed instructions which the Sta- 

 tion supplies to all applicants. Here follows a copy of these in- 

 structions. 



