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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 327 



Brands Brands Samples Number Number of 



Registered Collected Drawn 



Mixed fertilizers 284 304 1,165 



Ground bone, tankage and fish 53 51 199 



Nitrogen products, mineral and organic 47 45 216 



Phosphoric acid products 22 21 116 



Potash products 23 23 82 



Dried pulverized natural manures. ... 32 35 138 



Nitrate of potash 6 5 11 



Peat products 6 7 13 



Wood and cotton hull ashes 4 3 9 



Miscellaneous 9 5 12 



Lime products 54 54 117 



of 



I Jeter- 



Analyses minations 



416 

 70 



122 



36 



40 



55 



6 



60 



6,042 



426 



428 



154 



110 



345 



26 



47 



58 



75 



442 



Totals 540 



553 



2,078 



831 



8,153 



During the period July 1, 1934, to July 1, 1935, the tonnage of fertilizer and 

 plant food, and lime products as soil amendments, sold in Massachusetts was 

 as follows: 



Plant Food Elements (Tons) 



Mixed fertilizers , 



Unmixed fertilizer chemicals and materials . . , 

 Pulverized natural manures 



Totals 63,208 



Lime products (as soil amendments) 25,902 



3,572 



3,677 



Full details of the fertilizer and lime inspection will be found in Control 

 Bulletins 81 and 82. 



Miscellaneous Analytical and Diagnostic Work. (H. D. Haskins, H. 

 R. DeRose, A. F. Spelman, J. W. Kuzmeski. ) Chemical studies of a coopera- 

 tive nature nave been carried on, as has been the custom in the past, with the 

 several departments of the institution, Field Station and County Agents. The 

 character and extent of this work is shown in the following summary: 



Apple tree leaves 6 Manure and synthetic manure.. 5 



Fertilizer and fertilizing materials 9 Sugar cane fiber. 1 



Experimental crops, magnesium Miscellaneous 4 



deficiency 47 



Other chemical work of the department has included service to community 

 organizations, State institutions, and individuals interested in agriculture. This 

 group includes the following materials: 



Animal tissue for arsenic 1 



Ashes of various kinds 3 



Fertilizers and fertilizer chem- 

 icals 34 



Fungicides 2 



Gardenia leaves, normal and 



abnormal 2 



Greenhouse soils (complete an- 

 alyses) 8 



Horse manure, peat as absorbent 1 



Hydrated lime 7 



Lime waste products and lime- 

 stone 4 



Miscellaneous substances 7 



Peat products 5 



Refuse by-products 5 



Samples used in research on new 

 analytical methods for magne- 

 sium 37 



Talc for magnesium source 1 



Water used on turkey ranch .... 1 



