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Pulverized Animal Manures. — Concluded. 

 Brands Substantially Meeting Their Guarantees. — Concluded. 



Adulterated Sheep Manure. 



Brands Showing a Commercial Shortage of $1 or More per Ton. 



American Chemical Spe- 

 cialties Co. 



Garden Brand Sheep 

 Manure 

 Pacific Manure and Fer- 

 tilizer Co. 



Groz-It Brand Pulver- 

 ized Sheep Manure 3= 1.23 1.50 1.00 1.25 3.25 3.00 39.13 



2 Microscopical examination showed the presence of small pieces of glass, bone, sticks or 

 stems, pieces of stone, nut shells, egg shells, hulls and seeds, which would strongly indicate 

 adulteration with garbage tankage. Correspondence with Apothecaries Hall Co. brought out the 

 facts that the product was imported by Bradley & Baker of New York and Baltimore from 

 H. Fasting, Rotterdam; Apothecaries Hall Co. originally ordered 200 tons, but upon receipt of 

 the first instalment of 100 tons the balance of the order was cancelled as in their opinion the 

 product was not like the displayed sample when contract was made. Only about one ton of the 

 product was sold in Massachusetts as pulverized sheep manure. After being informed as to the 

 character of the material no further sales were made and the balance of the product will be used 

 as a conditioner in mixed fertilizers. 



' Microscopical examination showed the presence of hoof and horn meal, egg shells, corn 

 hulls, glass, bone, nut shells, and tobacco stems. The company admitted that the product was 

 a mixture of sheep manure, garbage tankage, ground tobacco stems and acid phosphate. Its 

 further sale was prohibited in Massachusetts under the name of pulverized sheep manure. The 

 material was sold in good faith by W. N. Potter & Sons, Inc., who purchased the product from 

 Rogers & Hubbard Co. of Middletown, Conn., who in turn purchased from A. H. Case & Co., 

 Inc., the manufacturers. No blame is attached to either W. N. Potter & Sons, Inc., or Rogers & 

 Hubbard Co. Less than 10 tons were sold in Massachusetts. 



* The product was found deficient in all three elements of plant food. It contained 28% 

 of earthy matter or soil and showed a commercial deficiency of $1.03 per ton. It was being sold 

 in small packages only, and the tonnage involved was very small. 



' Three samples were analyzed, representing 30 1/2 tons; 80 sacks were sampled in the 

 three lots. All of the samples showed deficiencies in both nitrogen and phosphoric acid. The 

 commercial deficiencies recorded are as follows: $2.12, rebate due $8.29 per ton; $1.72, rebate 

 due $6.73 per ton; $1.30, rebate due $5.09 per ton. 



