4 CONTROL SERIES NO. 122 



Drawing of Samples 



Between April 1 and June 15, three sampling agents made a thorough canvass 

 of the state: Joseph Conklin in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire 

 Counties: Louis A. Graves in Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, and Dukes 

 Counties; and James T. Howard in Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Worcester 

 Counties. They visited 157 towns, took 1,098 samples, representing 187 brands, 

 from stock in the possession of 335 agents or owners, and called at 353 places 

 where no samples were drawn because the agenc}' had been discontinued, the 

 stock was all sold out, or sufficient samples had already' been taken of the brands 

 found. They sampled 16,375 sacks, representing 8,134 tons of fertilizer. One 

 ton was sampled to every 9.2 tons sold in the state. 



FERTILIZER TONNAGE 

 Tonnage of Mixed and Unmixed Fertilizers Sold in i^Iassachusetts 



Mixed fertilizers 



Fertilizer chemicals and materials unmixed 



Pulverized animal manures .... 



Totals 



July 1, 1941, to 

 July 1, 1942 



53,602 

 15.470 a. 

 1,508 



70,580 



July 1, 1942. to 

 July 1, 1943 



62,989 b. 



13,219 c. 



1,596 



77,804 



July 1, 1943, to 

 July 1, 1944 



61,390 

 11,648 d. 

 1,581 



74.619 



a. Does not include 1,604 tons of 18% superphosphate and 8,394 tons of 20% superphosphate 



distributed by the A.A.A. 



b. Does not include 2.916 tons of 0-14-14 distributed by the A..-\..-\. 



c. Does not include 8,505 tons of 20% superphosphate distributed by the A..\.A. 



d. Does not include 15,218 tons of 20% superphosphate distributed by the A. A. .A.. 



Tonnage of Mixed Fertilizers, July 1, 1943, to July 1, 1944 



*The grade represents the plant food guarantee and is expressed in the order of nitrogen, available 

 phosphoric acid, potash. 



