INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



This bulletin reports the analysis of 174 official samples of commercial fertilizers 

 and fertilizer materials submitted for analysis during the year ending June 30, 1956. 



The inspection of commercial fertilizers was made under the direction of the Hon- 

 orable Perley I. Fitts, Commissioner of Agriculture. The samples were collected by Mr. 

 George H. Laramie, Fertilizer Control Supervisor. 



All questions relating to the New Hampshire Fertilizer Law and the registration 

 of fertilizers or fertilizer materials prior to sale in the State, should be directed to the 

 attention of the Fertilizer Control Supervisor, State House, Concord, New Hampshire. 

 This laboratory is responsible for the analysis only of official samples as submitted. 



The general character of the fertilizer and fertilizer materials sampled is shown 

 by the following classification: 



Complete fertilizer 108 



(Of these, 29 also carried a total Magnesium Oxide guar- 

 antee and 13 specified water-soluble Magnesium Oxide.) 



Phosphoric acid and potash 18 



(Of these, 9 carried a boron guarantee in addition.) 



Nitrogen and phosphoric acid 2 



Superphosphate 17 



Ammonium Nitrate 5 



Nitrate of soda 1 



Cyanamid 1 



Milorganite 2 



Potash 1 



Urea 1 



Ground Bone 4 



Manure 10 



Tankage 1 



Liquid fertilizers (concentrate) 1 



Liquid fertilizer (dilute) 1 



Ammonia solution 1 



THE FERTILIZER LAW 



The New Hampshire Commercial Fertilizer Law, Chapter 228, was rewritten, brought 

 up to date, and enacted by the 1955 session of the Legislature. It was effective as of 

 January 1, 1956. 



Anyone interested in the use, sale, or distribution of fertilizers in the State should 

 write to the State Department of Agriculture, State House, Concord, New Hampshire 

 and obain a copy of a booklet published by that Department titled "New Hampshire 

 Fertilizer Law and Rules and Regulations." 



The requirements of the law concerning the registration, guarantee and labeling 

 of Commercial Fertilizers in New Hampshire are quoted as follows: 



"Sec. 4: Registration, (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be 

 registered before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in this state. The application 

 for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner on forms furnished by the com- 

 missioner, and shall be accompanied by a fee, per brand, as follows: ten dollars for 

 the phosphoric acid, ten dollars for the nitrogen, ten dollars for the potash, and ten 

 dollars for the magnesium oxide, or other plant food elements, compounds or classes 

 of compounds; contained or claimed to be in the said brand of fertilizer; but the fee 

 for any brand shall not exceed twenty-five dollars. All registrations expire on or before 

 January 1, annually. The application shall include the following information in the 

 following order: (1) The name and address of the person guaranteeing the fertilizer. 

 (2) The brand and grade. (3) The guaranteed analysis showing the minimum percentage 

 of plant food claimed in the following order and form: Total nitrogen per cent; 



available phosphoric acid per cent; soluble potash per cent; Unacidulated min- 

 eral phosphatic materials and basic slag shall be guaranteed as to both total and avail- 

 able phosphoric acid, and the degree of fineness. In the case of bone, tankage, and 

 other natural organic phosphate materials, only the total phosphoric acid need be 



