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23 more than were licensed in 1907. They may be grouped 



as follows : — 



Complete fertilizers, ........ 306 



Fertilizers furnishing' potash and phosphoric acid, . . 8 



Ground bone, tankage and dry ground lish, ... 40 



Agricultural chemicals, 55 



(&) Fertilizers collected. 

 The samples which furnished the material for this year's 

 inspection were taken by Mr. W. K. Hepburn, the authorized 

 sampling agent of the experiment station. During the months 

 of April, May and June, G24 samples, representing 400 dis- 

 tinct brands, were taken from dealers' stock in various parts 

 of the State. Ninety towns were visited and samples were 

 taken from about ISO different agents. Duplicate samples of 

 the same brand have been taken from various parts of the State 

 whenever possible, as in previous years, and an analysis has 

 been made of a composite sample composed of equal weights 

 of the various samjiles. 



(c) Fertilizers analyzed. 

 Ninety-two more analyses have been made than during the 

 previous year. One hundred and eleven more samples, repre- 

 senting 44 more brands, have been collected and analyzed than 

 during 1907. In the inspection of the licensed fertilizers the 

 following analyses have been made : — 



Complete fertilizers, 322 



Ground bone, tankage and fish, 39 



Acid phosphate, dissolved bone black and slag, . . 14 

 Cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, castor pomace, blood 



and nitrate of soda, 26 



Muriate, sulfate and carbonate of potash and kainit, . 24 

 Materials furnishing potash, phosphoric acid and lime, 



such as ashes, ........ 8 



Aside from this, 21 samples of fertilizer have been analyzed 

 that were sampled oflicially by the collecting agent and which 

 represent goods manufactured for private use, making in all 

 454 analyses. 



