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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



FERTILIZER CONTROL 



Hon. N. B. Oritchfield, Secretary of Agriculture: 



My Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the 

 Fertilizer Control of the Department, for the year 1914: 



There were fifteen sampling agents employed during the year. All 

 but three of the counties of the State were canvassed, which resulted 

 in the securing of three thousand two hundred eighty-two samples 

 during the spring and fall seasons, of which one thousand one hun- 

 dred ninety-four were submitted for separate analysis. The re- 

 mainder were composited with like samples representing the same 

 brands and chemicals, and are included in the above one thousand 

 one hundred ninety-four samples to the extent of three samples of 

 each brand. The balance representing duplicates of those previously 

 selected, were discarded. 



Where deficiencies were noted in the composited samples separate 

 analyses were made to determine the source of the same. 



Summaries of the analyses made this year are presented as fol- 

 lows: 



SUMMARY OF ANALYSES MADE SPRING, 1914 



a 



B 



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 a 



o 



Number of analyses, 



Moisture, per cent 



Phosphoric acid: 



Total, per cent 



Available, per cent 



Insoluble, per cent 



Potash, per cent , 



Nitrogen: 



Total, per cent., 



Available, per cent 



Inactive insoluble, per cent.. 

 Mechanical analyses of bone: 



Fine, per cent., 



Course, per cent., 



Commercial valuation,* 



Average selling price,* 



23 

 5.U 



21.34 



3.0S 



49.00 



51.00 



$30.15 



31.43 



SUMMARY OF ANALYSES MADE FALL, 1914 



Number of analyses, 



Moisture, per cent 



Phosphoric acid: 



Total, per cent., 



Available, per cent 



Insoluble, per cent 



Potash, per cent 



Nitrogen, per cent 



Mechanical analyses of bone: 



Fine 



Coarse, 



Commercial valuation,* 



Average selling price,* 



23 



6.19 



23.37 



3.40 



55.00 



45.00 



$33.45 



32.20 



•Dollars per ton. 



