INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



This bulletin reports the analysis of 173 official samples of commercial fer- 

 tilizers and fertilizer materials submitted for analysis during the year ending 

 June 30, 1957. 



The inspection of commercial fertilizers was made under the direction of 

 the Honorable Perley I. Fitts, Commissioner of Agriculture. The samples were 

 collected by Mr. George H. Laramie, Fertilizer Control Supervisor. 



Ail questions relating to the New Hampshire Fertilizer Law and the registra- 

 tion of fertilizers or fertilizer materials prior to sale in the state, should be 

 directed to the attention of the Fertilizer Control Supervisor, State House, 

 Concord, New Hampshire. This laboratory is responsible for the analysis only 

 of official samples as submitted. 



The general character of the fertilizer and fertilizer materials sampled is 

 shown by the following classification. 



Complete fertilizer 108 



(Of these, 35 also carried a total Magnesium Oxide guar- 

 antee and 12 specified water-soluble Magnesium Oxide.) 



Phosphoric acid and potash 22 



(Of these, 6 carried a boron guarantee in addition.) 



Nitrogen 3 



Nitrogen and phosphoric acid 4 



Superphosphate 9 



Ammonium Nitrate 2 



Milorganite 1 



Urea 1 



Ground Bone 5 



Manure 17 



Nitrogen Solution 1 



Note: Roger Woodhead assisted with chemical analysis. 



THE FERTILIZER LAW 



All persons concerned with the manufacture, distribution or use of com- 

 mercial fertilizers should acquaint themselves with the New Hampshire Com- 

 mercial Fertilizer Law. A booklet titled "New Hampshire Fertilizer Law and 

 Rules and Regulations," may be obtained by writing the State Department of 

 Agriculture, State House, Concord, New Hampshire. 



Quotation from the law concerning registration, guarantee and labeling of 

 Commercial Fertilizers in New Hampshire follows : 



Sec. 4: Registration. (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fer- 

 tilizer shall be registered before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in this 

 state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner 

 on forms furnished by the commissioner, and shall be accompanied by a fee, per 

 brand, as follows: ten dollars for the phosphoric acid, ten dollars for the nitro- 

 gen, ten dollars for the potash, and ten dollars for the magnesium oxide, or 

 other plant food elements, compounds or classes of compounds; contained or 

 claimed to be in the said brand of fertilizer; but the fee for any brand shall not 

 exceed twenty-five dollars. All registrations expire on or before Janary 1, 

 annually. The application shall include the following information in the follow- 

 ing order: (1) The name and address of the person guaranteeing the fertilizer. 

 (2) The brand and grade. (3) The guaranteed analysis showing the minimum 

 percentage of plant food claimed in the following order and form: Total nitro- 

 gen per cent; available phosphoric acid per cent; soluble potash 



per cent; unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag shall 



be guaranteed as to both total and available phosphoric acid, and the degree of 

 fineness. In the case of bone, tankage, and other natural organic phosphate 



