22 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Jan., 1912. 



Throughout the whole of the State every spring there is an abundance 

 of growth which goes to waste. A few weeks later it would be ot 

 great benefit and assistance to the animals on the farm in enabling them 

 to digest the hard dry innutritions fodder at their disposal, which is only 

 eaten when necessity compels. It is therefore the duty of every farmer 

 to equip his farm with a silo. 



THE ARTIFICIAL MANURES ACTS. 



UNIT VALUES FOR 1912. 



P. Rankin Scott, Chemist for Agriculture. 



The Amending Artificial Manures Act of 1910 requires that manu- 

 facturers or importers shall, on or before ist November in each year, 

 register the brands of their several fertilizers, and at the same time supply 

 to the Secretary for Agriculture, under declaration, the name and address 

 of manufacturer or importer, the place of manufacture, the raw material 

 from which the manure is manufactured or prepared, a statement of the 

 percentages of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash contained in the 

 manures, and the retail price per ton. From these percentages of plant 

 foods and prices, the unit values of the constituents which have a com- 

 mercial value are calculated, and these unit values constitute the basis of 

 calculating the values of all manures for the period during which the 

 registered brands continue in force, i.e., until the publication in the 

 Government Gazette of the list of registered brands for the following 

 season. 



A fixed limit of deficiency is allowed in all fertilizers (see schedule 

 hereunder). When a manure is shown to contain less nitrogen, phosphoric 

 acid, or potash than the proportions stated on the label or in the invoice 

 certificate, to the extent set forth in the schedule, the vendor is liable to 

 a fine of ;£io for a first offence, and ^50 for any subsequent offence. 



vSCHKDULE. 



Description of Manuv 



All manures containins' nitrogen 



All manures containing potash 



All manures containing water soluble 



phosphoric acid 

 All manures containing citrate soluble 



phosphoric acid 

 All manure containing citrate in- 

 soluble phosphoric acid . . 



Percentagss of Deficiency allowed in regard to Ingredients 

 of Fertilizing Value. 



XoTB.— Provided that the total phosphoric acid deficiency shall not exceed 1-50 per cent. 



