io6 Jourtpal of Agriculture. [8 Feb, 1907. 



THE ARTIFICIAL MAXURES ACTS. 



Unit Values for the Year 1907. 



W. Percy Wilkinson, Government Analyst for Victoria, and Acting Chemist 



for Agriculture. 



The requirements of the Victorian Artificial Manures Acts are as fol- 

 low in regard to the analysis of samples of manures each year : — 



" In the case of manures which are not liable to vary in quality during 

 the current season every vendor of or dealer in manures, who 

 is required by the Minister so to do and manufacturer or 

 importer of manures shall every year in the month of October 

 or November and also whenever required by the Minister so 

 to do deliver to the said chemist without payment samples not 

 exceeding two pounds in weight of the manures which he 

 intends to offer for sale or which he will use in making any 

 special mixture required and which are not liable to vary in 

 qualitv during the current season." 



" The said vendor manufacturer importer or dealer shall forward with 

 such samples a statutory declaration in such form as may be 

 prescribed to the effect that the samples delivered are correct 

 samples of all the manures to which this section applies which 

 he will offer for sale or sell during the current season and 

 declaring the prices at which he will either himself or through 

 his agents sell such manures to persons who require the same 

 for purposes of cultivation but he may vary any such price 

 after giving notice of such variation to the said chemist." 



" The said chemist shall analyze or cause to be analyzed under his 

 supervision all samples forwarded to him pursuant to this Act 

 by vendors manufacturers or importers of or dealers in manures, 

 and taking into account the constituents which have a com- 

 mercial value in each sample, shall calculate from the results 

 of the analysis the average unit value of such constituents, and 

 shall then compile a complete list of all the manures offered 

 for sale showing the prices asked for the same and showing 

 also their value according to the average unit values as calculated 

 from the analyses." 



" Such average unit values shall constitute the basis for calculating the 

 values of all manures for twelve months from the publication 

 of such list pursuant to the provisions of the Artificial Manures 

 Acts." 



The samples of manures forwarded to the Chemist for Agriculture for 

 analysis and valuation for the 1907 season numbered 109. The analyses 

 of the whole of these samples of manures, their selling prices, and their 

 calculated values are shown in the tabulated list on pages 111-116. 



