Nov. 1939] FKRTILIZER INSPECTION, 1939 3 



in the enforcement of the law but will at the same time 

 insure himself the protection of the law. If the buyer 

 fails to assure himself that the legal requirements have 

 been met, he accepts the fertilizer at his own risk. 



All samples reported in this bulletin were officially 

 taken by an inspector appointed by the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture. The chemical analyses were made by the 

 official methods of the Association of Official Agricultural 

 Chemists. 



In Table I are tabulated the grades of complete fer- 

 tilizers analyzed in this year's inspection, the number of 

 brands sampled by the inspector in each grade, the aver- 

 age per cent of nitrogen, of available phosphoric acid, of 

 water soluble potash and the average retail price per ton. 



