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the raw untreated state to furnish any part of the nitrogen of the 

 mixed fertihzer, unless the label shall truly state the specific material 

 or materials from which such part of the nitrogen is derived. (See 

 Section 1, paragraph 5, Chapter 388, Acts of 1911.) It is felt that the 

 law was wisely drawn in this respect, for at the present price of com- 

 mercial mixed fertilizers, the consumer should with reason expect 

 to receive only highly available plant food in these mixtures. There 

 would, of course, be no objection to the use of these low-grade prod- 

 ucts in certain mixed formulas, providing their use was properly 

 recorded on the label and the product was sold at a price commensu- 

 rate with the quality of goods delivered. 



