INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial fertilizers reported in this 

 bulletin was made under the direction of the Honorable 

 Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. The state 

 inspector, Mr. Eugene D. Sanborn, collected samples of 106 

 brands of fertilizer materials which were offered for sale by 

 dealers or had been delivered to consumers during the year 

 ending June, 1938. The general character of the fertilizer 

 materials collected is shown by the following classification : 



Complete fertilizers 76 



Phosphoric acid and potash 1 



Superphosphate (acid phosphate) 13 



Nitrate of soda 2 



Sulphate of ammonia 1 



Muriate of potash 2 



Ground bone 4 



Natural manures 7 



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THE FERTILIZER LAW 



The state official charged with the enforcement of the 

 fertilizer law is the Commissioner of Agriculture. Copies 

 of the law may be obtained from his office in Concord. All 

 inquiries concerning the law and all matters relative to the 

 registration of brands should be addressed to his office. 



The purchaser's refusal to buy a fertilizer which does not 

 conform to the law in every respect, will not only assist in 

 the enforcement of the law but will at the same time insure 

 himself the protection of the law. If the buyer fails to 

 assure himself that the legal requirements have been met, 

 he accepts the fertilizer at his own risk. Whether or not 

 the purchaser familiarizes himself with the complete text of 

 the fertilizer law, he should not accept from the dealer any 

 bag of fertilizer which is not tagged and guaranteed in 



