Auburn, Ala., July 24, 1901. 



Hon. R. R. Poole, 



Commissioner of Agriculture, 



Montgomery, Alabama. 



Dear Sir : 



I have the honor to submit herewith, in tabulated 

 form, a report of the results of analyses of commercial 

 fertilizers and miscellaneous fertilizing materials for the 

 year ending July 1st. 



A large majority of these samples were forwarded to 

 this laboratory through your office, and certificates of 

 analysis were furnished you from time to time as the 

 work was finished. A large number, however, yr('ve 

 sent direct to us from dealers and consumers, and in all 

 these cases certificates of analysis wore sent direct to the 

 parties. 



In addition to the analysis reported in this bulletin, 

 analyses, both quantitative and regulative, of various 

 miscellaneous substances — ores, marls, minerals, waters, 

 dairy products, &c. — have been made for parties from 

 all sections of the State, and have been reported from 

 time to time. 



As an introduction to the tables, 1 respectfully submit 

 a few observations on ' 'Fertilizers — their selection and 

 use," which, it is hoped, will prove of some practical 

 value to the farmers who receive this bulletin. 



Very respectfully, 



Jas. T. Anderson, 

 Acting State Chemist, 



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