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One other carload of this brand did not show a commercial shortage. 

 Deficiencies in all of these shipments have been made good by rebates. 



Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. — Buckeye Good Cottonseed Meal, Nos. 605 

 and 781: average nitrogen found, 5.54 per cent., guaranteed, 5.76 per 

 cent. 



Seven other carloads were found well up to the minimum guarantee. 

 Deficiencies on the two low samples were made good by proper rebates. 



A. W. Higgins. — Cottonseed Meal, Nos. 433 and 435: average nitrogen 

 found, 6.29 per cent., guaranteed, 6.88 per cent. The deficiencies in 

 these two samples were made good by proper rebates. 



HwnpJireys-Godwin Co. — Danish Cottonseed Meal, Nos. 40, 78, 176, 326, 

 432, 436, 522, 524, 527, 528 and 606: average nitrogen found, 5.64 per 

 cent., guaranteed, 5.75 per cent. 



Five other carloads of this brand were found well up to the guarantee. 

 Deficiencies were made good in all cases. 



Dixie Brand Cottonseed Meal, No. 325: nitrogen found, 6.47 per cent., 

 guaranteed, 6.56 per cent. Deficiency made good by proper rebate. 



Union Seed & Fertilizer Co. — Surety Brand Cottonseed Meal, No. 50: 

 nitrogen found, 5.70 per cent., guaranteed, 5.76 per cent. 



Ten other samples of this brand were found well up to the minimum guar- 

 antee. A proper rebate was made for the deficient sample. 



Nitrate of Soda. — Twenty samples have been examined, necessitating 

 14 analyses. One brand showed a commercial shortage. The average nitro- 

 gen content has been 15.42 per cent. The average cost of nitrate of soda has 

 been $105, making the pound cost of nitrogen 34 cents. The brand showing 

 a commercial shortage was put out by the Bowker Fertilizer Company (No. 

 933) : nitrogen found, 14.84 per cent., guaranteed, 15 per cent. Another 

 sample of this brand was found to contain over 1 per cent, of nitrogen over 

 the minimum guarantee. 



Sulfate of Ammonia. — One sample has been analyzed and no de- 

 ficiencies were found. It tested 21.36 per cent, of nitrogen. The average ton 

 cost was $165, making the pound cost of nitrogen 38.6 cents. 



Wood Ashes. — Fifty-three carloads of ashes were analyzed, representing 

 four brands. The average of these analyses is as follows: — 



Per Cent. 



Moisture, 16.38 



Phosphoric acid, 1.41 



Calcium oxide, 29.00 



Total or acid soluble potash, 4.79 



Water soluble potash, 3.68 



