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be regarded as satisfactory, it is a pleasure to call attention to 

 the fact that the fertilizers sampled during the past year showed 

 fewer commercial deficiencies than in any recent year. 



Fertilizer Law Account, Dec 1, 1915, to Nov. 30, 1916. 

 Balance Dec. 1, 1915, . . . . . . S2,894 69 



Analysis fees, 9,400 00 



Total, S12,294 69 



Expenditures. 



Chemicals, $407 09 



Apparatus, 312 79 



Salaries : — 



Administrative and chemical, . $6,109 42 



Clerical, 555 00 



6,664 42 



Collection expenses : — 



Inspectors' salaries, .- . . $827 00 



Inspectors' traveling expenses, 618 73 



Express on samples, ... 43 79 



1,489 52 



Laboratory assistance, 319 32 



Official travel, 119 39 



Gas, 174 03 



Office supplies, - 128 41 



Miscellaneous supplies, 97 37 



Repairs, 28 62 



Publications, Bulletin No. 4, .... 629 00 



Laundry, 13 68 



Fertilizer experiments : — 



Salaries and labor, ... $995 00 



Equipment, .... 22 95 



Rent, 25 00 



Travel, 8 76 



1,051 71 



Total, 11,435 35 



Balance Dec. 1, 1916, $859 34 



Work under the Feed Law. — The number of brands of feed- 

 stuffs registered during the past year has been greater than ever 

 before, the total for the year being 1,336. This is to be re- 



