into a shovel which is held in a proper position to receive the same. 

 Place the soil in a suitable receptacle, and proceed to take other 

 samples in a like manner from several different parts of the field. 

 The large bulk of soil which has thus been taken is now placed on a 

 clean floor or on a large piece of thick paper and thoroughly broken 

 up and mixed, after which an average sample is drawn and placed in 

 a glass jar or bottle. The bottle is then securely stoppered and 

 sealed, properly labelled and forwarded for the subsequent chemical 

 examination. 



Statements should accompany the sample or be sent in a sealed 

 letter, setting forth the locality, depth at which the sample was taken, 

 •nature of subsoil and depth, the mode of fertilization and crop rota- 

 tion which has been in practice, general fitness of land for cultiva- 

 tion and all other information that would be of interest or assistance 

 to the chemist in formulating his report. 



Care should be exercised in sampling when the weather conditions 

 are normal, and no time should be lost between the drawing of the 

 sample and the forwarding of same to the laboratory. This point 

 applies with equal force to all materials forwarded for investigation. 



APPLICATION FOR FREE ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZING 



MATERIAL. 



Name of Material 



Name of manu/aciurer or dealer ••••.. 



Address of tnatiufacturer or dealer 



Date of purchase , 



Price paid per ton 



Whether bought for oicm use or for sale 



Signature of applicant 



Post Office Address 



A printed copy of the above stated questions will be sent hereafter 

 from this o^cq to ei'ery applicant for analysis free of charge, to be 

 answered by him according to his best information, before his request 

 can be considered. 



We occasionally receive samples that bear no mark of identifica- 

 tion and therefore have to be thrown away. For this reason we have 

 had shipping tags printed and applicants for analysis will upon 

 request be furnished printed shipping tags which will facilitate the 

 shipping of samples and insure their safe delivery and recognition. 



