DISPECTIOK OF COMMERCIAL FEEfflLIZERS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUITURE 



This bulletin reports the analysis of 169 official samples of commercial fertilizers 

 and fertilizer materials submitted for analysis during the year ending June 30, 1959. 



The inspection of commercial fertilizers was made under the direction of the Honorable 

 Perley I. Fitts, Commissioner of Agriculture. The samples were co]J.ected by Mr. George H. 

 Laramie, Fertilizer Control Supervisor. 



All questions relating to the New Hampshire Fertilizer Lav; and the registration of 

 fertilizers or fertiUzer materials prior to sale in the state, should be directed to the 

 attention of the Fertilizer Control Supervisor, State Hoiise, 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 toU-O^ring classification. 



Complete fertilizer 110 



(Of these, 31 also carried a total Magnesium Oxide guarantee and 

 19 specified water-soluble Magnesium Oxide and 3 carried a boron 

 guarantee . ) 



Phosphoric acid and potash I7 



(Of these, h carried a boron guarantee in addition) 



Nitrogen 2 



Nitrogen and phosphoric acid 6 



Superphosphate 8 



Ammonium Nitrate 3 



Urea 2 



Ground Bone It 



Manure 12 



Sodium Nitrate 2 



Muriate of Potash 1 



Agrinite 1 



Cottonseed meal 1 



THE FERTILIZER LAW 



The New Hampshire Fertilizer Law has been revised by legislative action. The revised 

 law is effective January 1, I96O. All persons concerned with the manuf actiire , distribution 

 or use of commercial fertilizers shovild note these changes . Four points of significant 

 change are: 1. The registration fee is now ten ($10.00) dollars per element claimed. 

 2. Special mixes may be allowed by obtaining permission from the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture. 3- Several words In the old lav: were changed so that now there is more consistent 

 word usage and meaning in the law as vrritten. k. Registration "under protest" is proxrided 

 for under specific conditions. A booklet titled "New Hampshire Fertilizer Law and Rules and 

 Regulations" which spells out these matters in detail may be obtained by writing to the 

 State Department of Agriculture, State House, Concord, Nev-/ Hampshire. 



Quotation from the lav/ concerning registration, guarantee and labeling of commercial 

 fertilizers in New Hampshire follows : 



"Section 't39:'j- REGISTRATION, (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall 

 be registered before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in this state, except mixed 

 fertilizers or fertilizer materials used for research or experimental purposes so determined 

 by the commissioner. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner 

 on forms furnished by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a label or true copy of 

 said label upon request of the commissioner, in addition to a registration fee, per grade, as 

 follows: ten dollars for the nitrogen; ten dollars for the phosphoric acid; ten dollars for 

 the potash; ten dollars for the magnesium oxide or magnesivmi; ten dollars for the boron or 

 borax; and ten dollars for each other plant food elements claimed to be in the said brand or 

 grade of fertilizer. All registrations expire on or before January 1, annually. The appli- 

 cation shall include the fo3J.owing information in the follovrtng order: (l) The name and 

 address of the person guaranteeing the fertilizer. (2) The brand and grade. (3) The guaran- 

 teed analysis shovrLng the minimum percentage of plant food claimed in the follovring order and 

 form: Total nitrogen. . .per cent; available phosphoric acid... per cent; soluble potash... per 

 cent. Unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag shall be guaranteed as to both 

 total and available phosphoric acid, and the degree of fineness. In the case of bone, tanl;- 

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

 guaranteed. Additional plant food elements, determinable by chemical methods, may be guaran- 

 teed only by permission of the commissioner by and with the advice of the director of the 

 agricultural experiment station, \ihen any such additional plant foods are claimed, they 

 shall be included in the guarantee, and shall be subject to inspection and analysis in ac- 

 cordance vath the methods and regiilations that may be prescribed by the commissioner. 

 (1959, 39:2) 



(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of commercial fertilizer 

 which is already registered hereunder by another person. 



