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Essex Fertilizer Co. — Essex Market Garden and Potato Manure (3|-10). 



Two samples of this brand showed a commercial shortage. 



No. 246: nitrogen found, 2.41 per cent., guaranteed, 2.87 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid found, 8.85 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



No. 809: nitrogen found, 2.64 per cent., guaranteed, 2.87 per cent.; avail- 

 able phosphoric acid found, 9.11 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



Two other samples of this brand did not show a commercial shortage. 



Essex Potato Phosphate (4-10), No. 831: nitrogen found, 2.10 per cent., 

 guaranteed, 3.29 per cent.; available phosphoric acid found, 10.46 per cent., 

 guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



Two other samples of this brand did not show a commercial shortage. 



Essex High Grade (5-8), No. 922: nitrogen found, 3.43 per cent., guaran- 

 teed, 4.11 per cent.; available phosphoric acid found, 8.47 per cent., guaran- 

 teed, 8 per cent. 



International Agricultural Corporation. — Buffalo Top Dresser, Nos. 96, 

 108, 147: nitrogen found, 5.21 per cent., guaranteed, 5.80 per cent.; available 

 phosphoric acid found, 6.81 per cent., guaranteed, 6 per cent. 



Lowell Fertilizer Co. — Lowell Empress Brand (1|-10), Nos. 704, 726, 735, 

 797: nitrogen found, 1 per cent., guaranteed, 1.23 per cent.; available phos- 

 phoric acid found, 9.78 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



The analysis of a composite of equal weights taken from three other 

 samples of this brand did not show a commercial shortage. 



Lowell Bone Fertilizer for Corn, Grain and Grass (2§-10), Nos. 355, 457, 

 474: nitrogen found, 1.72 per cent., guaranteed, 2 per cent.; available phos- 

 phoric acid found, 9.82 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



Lowell Animal Brand (3|-10), Nos. 473, 512, 519: nitrogen found, 2.60 

 per cent., guaranteed, 2.87 per cent.; available phosphoric acid found, 9.83 

 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



An analysis of a composite of equal weights taken from four other samples 

 of this brand showed no commercial shortage. 



New England Fertilizer Co. — New England Com Phosphate (2^-10), No. 

 867: nitrogen found, 1.95 per cent., guaranteed, 2.05 per cent.; available 

 phosphoric acid found, 10.36 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



An analysis of a composite of two other samples of this brand showed no 

 deficiencies. 



New England High Grade Potato Fertilizer, Nos. 503, 521, 630: nitrogen 

 found, 3.10 per cent., guaranteed, 3.29 per cent.; available phosphoric acid, 

 10.44 per cent., guaranteed, 10 per cent. 



New England Special Tobacco Manure, No. 905: nitrogen found, 3.86 



