INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 

 Brands of Fertilizer Registered but Not Sampled. 



Drawing of Samples. 



Between the dates of April 1 and June 15 four sampling agents, by means 

 of automobile, made the usual thorough canvass of the state. The counties 

 covered by each agent were as follows: James T. Howard, Berkshire, Franklin, 

 Hampshire and Hampden; A. G. Brigham, Worcester; G. E. Taylor, Norfolk, 

 Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes; C. L. Whiting, Essex, Middlesex 

 and Suffolk. 



The sampling statistics for the year are as follows: 23,250 sacks were sampled, 

 representing 9,416 tons of fertilizer; 336 towns were visited; 1,950 samples, 

 representing 535 distinct brands, were drawn from stock in the possession of 



