THE FERTILIZER INSPECTION IN 1903. 



In accordance with the Public Statutes, the secretary of the 

 State Board of Agriculture, Hon. N. J. Bachelder, caused to 

 be collected and analyzed samples of all the brands of fertil- 

 izers licensed for sale in this state. 



The samples were drawn by Percy A. Campbell and Harold 

 N. Knight of the New Hampshire college, and delivered to 

 the chemist of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Fred W. 

 Morse, who was assisted in the analytical work by Lucian A. 

 Hill, Harold H. Scudder, and Warren C. Hayes. 



Ninety-three different brands were examined. Of these, 

 nineteen were found to be deficient in their composition ; but 

 with the exception of one brand, the deficiency in each case 

 was limited to one constituent, and an excess was usually 

 present in one or more of the other ingredients. 



There were five deficiencies in nitrogen, six in potash, and 

 nine in available phosphoric acid. This was slightly more in 

 proportion to the number of brands than in the previous year. 



