The samples of fertilizer for the 1913 inspection were 

 collected by Messrs. R. E. Skinner and W. A. Cole under 

 the direction of the State Board of Agriculture. Aside 

 from duplicates 187 samples were received by the State Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment Station for analysis. 



Not all of the licensed brands of fertilizers were sampled 

 because in some instances the goods were distributed di- 

 rectly from the cars in which shipment was made. In some 

 of these instances, the goods were used very shortly after 

 they were distributed. On this account it was not possible 

 to sample all the brands which came into the state. 



The brands which were sampled cover fairly well almost 

 any quality of goods that can be desired for any ordinary 

 purpose. The careful buyer should be able to find in the 

 list a number of brands almost equally satisfactory for his 

 needs. The New Hampshire farmer should use high grade 

 fertilizers which carry relatively large amounts of nitro- 

 gen. These will show the largest returns under average 

 conditions. 



Messrs. D. B. Keyes, H. Eastman, M. Broggini and J. 

 Bonardi assisted in the preparation of the following data. 



