EXPERIMENT STATION. 21 



On receipt of any sample of fertilize!' from the open market, the 

 ■filled out " Form for Description," which accompanies it is filed in 

 the Station's Record of Analyses and remains there as a voucher 

 for the authenticity of the sample and for the fact that it has been 

 taken fairly, or, at least under suitable instructions. It is thus 

 sought to insure that manufacturers and dealers shall not suffer 

 from the publication of analyses made on material that does not 

 correctly represent what they have put upon the market. 



The " Form for Description " when properly filled out, also con- 

 tains all the data of cost, weight, etc., of a fertilizer which are 

 necessary for estimating, with help of the analysis, the commer- 

 cial value of its fertilizing elements, and the fairness of its selling 

 price. Neglect to give full particulars occasions the Station much 

 trouble, and it is evident that want of accuracy in writing up the 

 Description may work injustice to the manufacturers or dealers as 

 well as mislead consumers. It is especially important that the 

 Brand of a fertilizer and its Selling price should be correctly 

 given. The price should be that actually charged by the dealer 

 of whom it is bought, and if the article be purchased in New 

 York or other distant market, that fact should be stated and the 

 cost at the nearest point to the consumer, on rail or boat, should 

 be reported also. 



In all cases, when possible, ton-prices should be given, and if 

 the sale of an article is only by smaller quantities, that fact should 

 be distinctly mentioned. 



When a sample of fertilizer has been analyzed, the results are 

 entered on a printed form, which is filed in the Station Record of 

 Analyses, facing the "Description of Sample" that was received 

 with the fertilizer to which it pertains, and there remains for 

 future reference. 



A copy of the analysis is also immediately reported to the party 

 that furnished the sample, the report being entered on one page 

 of another printed form and facing a second printed page of 

 *' Explanations" intended to embody the principles and data upon 

 which the valuation of fertilizers is based. 



These Explanations are essential to a correct understanding of 

 the analyses that are given on subsequent pages and are therefore 

 reproduced here, as follows : 



