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4. Miscellaneous Fertilizers, Soils and By-products for 

 Free Analysis. 

 During the past season 208 samples of fertilizer and refuse 

 by-products used for fertilizing purposes, 79 soils and 25 

 miscellaneous substances have been fo warded for analysis by 

 farmers and others interested in agriculture. The greater part 

 of these samples have been taken according to printed instruc- 

 tions forwarded from this office. It is the usual custom, when 

 application is made for free analysis, to send the applicant the 

 necessary directions for taking an average sample. This is of 

 the utmost importance, for unless an average sample is fur- 

 nished, a representative analysis cannot be obtained. As a 

 general thing, these samples are analyzed in the order of their 

 arrival. During the season of the inspection of commercial 

 fertilizers we are not able at all times to promptly attend to 

 the requests for the analysis of this class of materials. Samples 



