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(&) Fertilizers collected and analyzed. 



During the present season 133 towns were visited and 1,299 

 samples, representing 571 brands, were drawn from stock found 

 in the possession of 381 different agents. This is 119 more 

 samples, representing 44 more brands, than were taken during 

 the previoiis year. 



Seven hundred and forty-seven analyses (573 distinct 

 brands) have been made during the year's inspection, as fol- 

 lows : — 



Complete fertilizers, 427 



Materials furnishing phosphoric acid and potash, .... 26 



Ground bone, tankage and fish, 67 



Nitrogen compounds, 95 



Potash compounds, 45 



Phosphoric acid compounds, 47 



Lime compounds, .......... 40 



747 



The details regarding this inspection work will be found in 

 Bulletin ISTo. 147, published in December, 1913. 



(c) Other Worh of the Fertilizer Section. 



Analyses were made of the ash of 4 samples of crimson 

 clover plant and root, of 10 samples of asparagus plants and 

 of 8 samples of tobacco leaves ; 86 dry-matter determinations 

 were also made on different field crops in connection with ex- 

 perimental work of this section. 



In addition to the above, 326 different substances have been 

 received from farmers, farmers' organizations and the various 

 departments of the experiment station, and analyzed as fol- 

 lows : — 



Fertilizers and by-products used as fertilizers, .... 149 

 Lime products, .......... 19 



Soils for lime requirement test .68 



Soils for complete analysis, .4 



Dry-matter determinations, ........ 86 



326 



