REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE _ 
Apprtionat Remarks on SAMPLING. 
{ In case of a fine, uniform and moist or coherent article, a butter-_ oe 
tryer or a tin tube, like a dipper handle, put down well into the 
packages in half a dozen places, will give a fair sample with greatease. _ 
With dry, coarse articles, such as ground bone, there is liable tobe ~~ 
a separation of coarse and fine parts in handling. Moist articles put 
} ‘up in bags or common barrels may become dry on the outside. Lt 18 on 
in these cases absolutely necessary to mix thoroughly the coarse and 
fine, the dry and the moist portions before sampling. cay 
tt The quantity sent should not be too small. When the materialis 
fine and uniform, a pint is enough, but otherwise, and especially in 
} the case of ground bone, which must be mechanically markt the . 
sample should not be less than one quart. oy 
It is important that the samples for analysis should be Lake atthe 
4 time when the fertilizer is purchased and immediately dispatched to 
the Station. Moist fish, blood or cotton seed meal will soon decom- 
pose and lose ammonia if bottled and kept in a warm place. Super- 
phosphates containing much organic nitrogen will suffer reversion of | 
their soluble phosphoric acid under similar circumstances. Most of 
‘A the moist fertilizers will lose water unless tightly bottled, but some , 
of the grades of potash salts will gather moisture from the air and tS 
become a slumpy mass if not thoroughly protected. ‘a 
Form For Descriprion oF SAMPLE. 
Sintion No... 2... Received ‘at Station v2.0 (02) 189.. 
Each sample of fertilizer sent for analysis must be accompanied 
by one of these forms with the blanks filled out legibly and as fay 
as possibly. ae 
Si Brandof fertilizer; ii.) Poe y otis eae oo) as: 
e@eeeerreseeee eee eee ee eeeeeee es cee sees esneseeeeseeeese eee ese esse ene ee. § 
PeMICReRC aL ess enn ao" hao td vs SEAR Ney Ute ae ea ole a hte ta de 
4, Date of taking this sample. ::))2.,.3/,\.8 sewn aves See 
6: Is ztstated ‘to be: fresh: stock 2) 85.0). ale nae ko ware en ee eee H 
S. Amount of stock Wik, 0 Yds aoe bare Dee ee wee » sce 
%; Dealer's cash price per tom. iss iin Vai sab ee He we as eae ee 
8. Selling weight claimed for each package weighed.......... a 
9., Actual weight of several packages opened.............. seeeee 
10. Number of packages from which this sample is taken.... ..... . 
11. Copy all the printing upon the bag or package.............. 
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