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_ New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
8B. Object of the law. | : ‘a 
4, Names of manufacturers and agents who have complied with 
section two of the law. 
_. 5, Organization of the work. 
' 6. Methods of sampling. oy 
7. Laboratory methods. 
8. Guarantees. | 
9. Gratuitous analysis of commercial fertilizers for farmers. 
10. Tabulated statement of results of analyses of samples collected 
by agents of the Station. 
1. Sratement or Puan oF Propvosep FrrrinizerR BULLETINS. 
. The law recently enacted by the New York State Legislature, estab- 
lishing a fertilizer control, has a twofold object, as indicated by the 
title, “An act for the protection and education of farmers and manufac- 
turers in the purchase and sale of fertilizers.” The law pertains to the 
education, in regard to fertilizers, of the parties most interested, as 
well as to their protection. 
In accordance with the educational feature of the law, it is con- 
4 sidered desirable to issue several bulletins, explaining in as clear a 
i way as possible such general and special facts regarding fertilizers as 
_ the farmers of this State will be interested to know. 
Hence, each bulletin will consist of two quite distinct parts. The 
_ first part of each will treat of one or more topics of interest regarding | 
fertilizers, each topic following the preceeding systematically accord- ie 
ing toa definite plan. The second or remaining portion of each Y 
bulletin will contain a tabulated statement of the analytical results 
obtained by the Station, as the analyses are completed. : 
The Director and the Chemist of the Station will co-operate in the i 
preparation of these fertilizer bulletins. The order of topics to be 
treated may be changed or new topics may be added; but, as far as ty 
plans are matured at present, the following outline will give an idea 
of the nature and scope of the proposed bulletins: 
I. Introduction. 
II. Outline of the history of commercial fertilizers. 
III. The principles underlying the use of fertilizers. 
1. Constituents of plants. . qi 
2. Constituents of soils. | 
3. Relations of soils and plants. 
IV. Description and sources of fertilizing elements. 
V. Economical purchase and rational use of some fertilizing 
elements. 
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