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5. Agents of manufacturers, importers and dealers in com- 

 mercial fertilizers are held personally responsible for their 

 transactions until they can prove that the articles they offer 

 for sale are duly recorded in this office. 



Agents who sell fertilizers for manufacturers whose 



Important plants and places of business are located outside of 



to the state should satisfy themselves that the goods 



Agents, which they are to sell are of good quality, and 



are likely to meet the guarantee placed upon them; 

 for in case the goods, upon analysis, show a serious deficiency 

 and it becomes necessary to prosecute, then legal proceedings 

 will have to be instittited against the agent selling the goods in 

 question. The full text of the fertilizer law may be had upon 

 application at this office. 



The work of the collection and inspection of licensed ferti- 

 lizers has increased gradually from year to year. A larger 

 number of fertilizers has been licensed this year than during 

 the previous season and the collection and analyses of licensed 

 brands reaches the highest number ever attained during the 

 history of the fertilizer inspection work in Massachusetts. 



During the year 431 distinct brands of ferti- 



Manufacturers lizers and agricultural chemicals have been 



and licensed in Massachusetts. Seventy-eight 



Brands Licensed manufacturers, importers and dealers, includ- 



by Each. ing the various branches of the American 



x\gricultural Chemical Co. have secured licenses 



for the sale of fertilizer in the state during the year. Two more 



licenses were issued and 22 more brands were licensed than for 



1908. The licensed brands for the year may be classed as follows : 



Complete fertilizers ..... 306 



Fertilizers furnishing only potash and phos- 

 phoric acid ...... 9 



Ground bone, tankage and dry ground fish . 51 

 Chemicals and organic compounds furnishing 

 nitrogen ...... 65 



Total 431 



