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THE FERTILIZER INSPECTION FOR 1916. 



The samples of fertilizer for the 1916 inspection were col- 

 lected by ]\lr. A. G. Weeks for the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture, Andrew L. Felker. One hundred and forty samples were 

 taken and analyzed. This is the smallest number of brands 

 sampled for a number of years. This condition is due to the 

 potash situation, which caused a curtailment in the number 

 of brands manufactured. A little less than half the brands of 

 fertilizer inspected this year carried 1% potash. The 1917 

 brands are not likely to carry potash except in very rare in- 

 stances. No material improvement along these lines can be 

 hoped for until after the present war is ended. 



The analytical work in this report has been prepared with 

 the assistance of A. J. Grant, E. N. Sanders and Merton Lane. 





