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portion (about two inches) from all four sides of the aperture, letting 

 the soil fall into a shovel which is held in a proper position to 

 receive the same. Place the soil in a suitable receptacle, and pro- 

 ceed to take other samples in a like manner from several different 

 parts of the field. The large bulk of soil which has thus been taken 

 is now placed on a clean floor or on a large piece of thick paper and 

 thoroughly broken up and mixed, after which an average sample is 

 drawn and placed in a glass jar or bottle. The bottle is then 

 securely stoppered and sealed, properly labelled and forwarded for 

 the subsequent chemical examination. 



Statements should accompany the sample or be sent in a sealed 

 letter, setting forth the locality, depth at which the sample was taken, 

 nature of subsoil and depth, the mode of fertilization and crop rota- 

 tion which has been in practice, general fitness of land for cultiva- 

 tion and all other information that would be of interest or assistance 

 to the chemist in formulating his report. 



Care should be exercised in sampling when the weather conditions 

 are normal, and no time should be lost between the drawing of the 

 sample and the forwarding of same to the laboratory. This point 

 applies with equal force to all materials forwarded for investigation. 



APPLICATION FOR FREE ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZING 



MATERIAL. 



Name of Material . . 



Name of vianufacturer or dealer 



Address of manufacturer or dealer 



Date of purchase 



Price paid per tofi 



. Whether bought for own use or for sale 



Signature of applicant 



Post Office Address 



