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Excelsior Potato, Nos. 362-7G0. Nitrogen found 2.23%, guar- 

 anteed 2.47%; available phosphoric acid found 6.55%, guaran- 

 teed 7%; potash found 7.54%, guaranteed 8%. 



Standard Potato Fertilizer, No. 801. Nitrogen found 3.06%, 

 guaranteed 3.30%; available phosphoric acid found 6.07%, guar- 

 anteed 6%; potash found 9.71%, guaranteed 10%. 



The company contends that an overrun of plant food was pro- 

 vided for in every brand put out during the season and that the\' 

 are unable to account for the deficiencies shown. 



Another sample of the "Complete Manure with 10% Potash" 

 and "Special Grass Top Dressing" was collected and analyzed 

 later in the season. They tested as follows: 



Complete Manure with 10% Potash. Nitrogen found 3.59%, 

 guaranteed 2.47%; available phosphoric acid found 6.04%, guar- 

 anteed 6%; potash found 9.47%, guaranteed 10%. 



Special Top Dressing. Nitrogen found 4.98%, guaranteed 

 4.94%; available phosphoric acid found 4.30%, guaranteed 4%; 

 potash found 2.92%, guaranteed 3%. 



Neither of the samples taken later showed a commercial short- 

 age. 



Essex Fertilizer Co., Boston, Mass. — XXX Fish and Potash, 

 Nos. 282-844. Nitrogen found 1.91%,, guaranteed 2%; available 

 phosphoric acid found 7.63%, guaranteed 8% ; potash found 3.08% 

 guaranteed 3%. 



National Fertilizer Co., Boston, Mass. — High Grade Top Dress- 

 ing, No. 101. Nitrogen found 7.81%, guaranteed 8.43%; avail- 

 able phosphoric acid found 6.89%, guaranteed 6.25%; potash 

 found 8.31%, guaranteed 8%. 



New England Fertilizer Co., Boston, Mass. — -Top Dressing 

 Grass and Grain, No. 462. Nitrogen found 3.81%, guaranteed 

 4.11%; available phosphoric acid found 7.42%, guaranteed 7%; 

 potash found 5.91%, guaranteed 6%. 



Parmenter & Polsey Fertilizer Co., Boston, Mass. — ^A. A. Brand, 

 No. 1038. Nitrogen found 4.01%, guaranteed 4.10%; available 

 phosphoric acid foimd 6.82%, guaranteed 7% ; potash found 7.73%, 

 guaranteed 8%. 



Swiff s Lowell Fertilizer Co., Boston, Mass. — Special Grass 

 Mixture, No. 145. Nitrogen found 3.84%, guaranteed 4.10%; 

 available phosphoric acid found 7.22%, guaranteed 7%; potash 

 found 5.89%, guaranteed 6%. 



Eleven samples of ashes have been analyzed and 

 Wood only one has shown a commercial deficienc}-: 



Ashes. Geo. Stevens, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 



No. 297. Phosphoric acid foimd .64%), guaran- 

 teed 1.50%; potash found 1.81%, guaranteed 5%; calcium oxide 

 found 24.3%, guaranteed 30%. Mr. Stevens states that the ashes 



