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to all unmixed materials containing any of these elements of 

 plant-food, wlien they sell for more than ten dollars per ton. So- 

 called " specials " are also included under the law. Such mate- 

 rials as nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, potash salts, dried 

 blood, tankage, acid phosphate, rock phosphate, bones, etc., etc., 

 all come under the provisions of this law, as prices stand at 

 present. 



The law does not apply to cases in which farmers go outside 

 of New York State and purchase fertilizers for their own per- 

 sonal use. They assume their own risks in such cases. 



2. What Must Be Stated on Each Package op Fertilizer. 



The law requires that four things shall be stated on each 

 package of fertilizer coming under the meaning of its pro- 

 visions: 



(1) The net weight; 



(2) The name, brand or trade-mark; 



(3) The name and address of the manufacturer; 



(4) The chemical composition. 



The law provides that the above statement shall be stamped 

 on or affixed to each package of fertilizer, in a conspicuous place 

 on the outside of the package and that the statement shall be 

 plainly printed. 



(1) THK NET WEIGHT. 



The law does not specify any particular weight which shall 

 be contained in packages of fertilizers. The manufacturer may 

 make his packages of any size that pleases him, but he must 

 guarantee to each purchaser for each package that the weight 

 contained in the guarantee statement is contained in the pack- 

 ages. All goods sold, offered or exposed for sale must come 

 up to the guarantee in weight, whether such goods have been 

 away from the factory one month or several years. Every pur- 

 chaser has a legal right to demand the full guaranteed weight 

 of every individual package. This requirement holds good for 

 all separate packages, whether the weight is a fraction of one 

 pound or any other quantity. There has been a common 

 practice of selling fertilizers for house plants in small packages 



