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without giving weight or analysis. This practice is a clear vio- 

 lation of the law. 



(2) THE NAME, BRAND OR TRADE-MARK. 



The law assumes that every fertilizer coming under its pro- 

 visions shall have some kind of a distinctive name or mark, and 

 that such name or mark shall appear plainly printed in connec- 

 tion with each package of fertilizer. 



(3) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER. 



The law plainly provides that with each package of fertilizer 

 " the name and address of the manufacturer of the fertilizer " 

 shall be given. Under the former fertilizer law, there were nu- 

 merous instances of omission, no name or address of manufac- 

 turers being given. It is not suflQcient to use the expression 

 " manufactured for." Some doubt has arisen in regard to the 

 interpretation of the word " manufacturer." The intention of 

 the framers of the law was that the word did not necessarily 

 apply to the party who did the mechanical work of mixing and 

 sacking the goods. A party who makes his formulas and brands 

 and hires some one else to prepare the materials is properly the 

 manufacturer. The main object of this provision of the law is 

 to require the name of some party to appear who shall be held 

 responsible as manufacturer. Agents and dealers will be held 

 responsible for handling goods, whose packages are not properly 

 marked in this respect, when such goods are manufactured out- 

 side of the State. 



(4) THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 



The law requires that the chemical composition or guarantee- 

 statement of analysis of a fertilizer shall be expressed in the fol- 

 lowing terms: 



(a) Per cent of nitrogen; 



(b) Per cent of available phosphoric acid, or, in case of undis- 

 solved bone, the per cent of total phosphoric acid; 



c' Per cent of potash soluble in distilled water. 



