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cal analysis and microscopic examination to determine whether or 

 not the manufacturers of the same were complying with the require- 

 ments of the law. The remainder of the three thousand two hundred 

 eighty-two samples were not analyzed, for the reason that the agents 

 taking samples in different sections of the State could not be ad- 

 vised as to what fertilizers were being sampled by other agents, and 

 it often so happened that from two to ten samples were taken of 

 the same goods and in no instance were there more than three sam- 

 ples composited or made into a single sample for analysis. 



Of the samples analyzed, but two fell far enough below the manu- 

 facturers' guarantees to indicate criminal carelessness or fraudu- 

 lent intent, and in these cases prosecutions liave been ordered and 

 followed to final determination. The only cases for the violation of 

 the Fertilizer Law that were prosecuted and terminated during the 

 year were for failure to register the goods as required by law." 



I desire to call attention to the fact that in the analyses made of 

 fertilizers during the year just closed, the determinations made for 

 nitrogen content included "water soluble," "available" and "insolu- 

 ble," which is a departure from former practice. 



More complete information in relation to this matter is given in 

 the Chemist's Reports found in Fertilizer Bulletins Nos. 255 and 259. 

 See also full Report of Fertilizer Control work, pages 



BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY 



The laws regulating Commercial Feeding Stuffs, Linseed Oil and 

 Farm Seeds are administered by the Bureau of Chemistry, and close 

 supervision was given during the year to give to all concerned the 

 protection these laws are intended to give farmers and all others 

 having occasion to purchase these commodities. A canvass of the 

 entire State resulted in securing one thousand three hundred sam 

 pies of Feeding Stuffs, two hundred and two samples of Farm Seeds 

 and two hundred and fifty samples of Linseed Oil, all of which were 

 subject to chemical analysis and microscopic examination. 



Of the Feeding Stuffs analyzed, thirteen samples were found to 

 be not in accordance with the requirements of the law, in which 

 cases prosecutions were brought, twelve of which were followed to 

 termination and $600.00 in fines paid into the "State Treasury. 

 The other case being against one of the twelve defendants that paid 

 fines, the Department consented to withdraw the case upon payment 

 of costs by defendant. 



Eight samples of Linseed Oil were found to be adulterated, the 

 adulterating usually consisting of the addition of mineral oils. These 

 cases were prosecuted and fines amounting to four hundred dollars 

 were collected and paid into the State Treasury. 



The samples of Farm Seeds were inspected by the Seed Specialist 

 of the Bureau of Chemistry and all were found to be of high grade, 

 very few falling in any degree below the standard fixed by law. 



Inasmuch as this was the first year that the law has been in ef- 

 fect and the character of all the samples were such as not to indi- 

 cate fraudulent intent on the part of the vendors, they were notified 

 of the conditions found and their attention was called to the require- 

 ments of the law but no prosecutions were ordered. 



