INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL 

 FERTILIZERS 



MADE FOR THE 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The inspection of commercial fertilizers reported in 

 this bulletin was made under the direction of the Hon- 

 orable Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 The state inspector, Mr. Eugene D. Sanborn, collected 

 samples of 108 brands of fertilizer and fertilizer mater- 

 ials which were offered for sale by dealers or had been 

 delivered to consumers during the year ending June, 1941. 

 The general character of the brands sampled is shown by 

 the following classification: 



Complete fertilizer 86 



Phosphoric acid and potash 2 



Superphosphate 5 



Nitrate of soda 2 



Cyanamid 1 



Muriate of potash ; 1 



Ground bone 4 



Natural manures 7 



THE FERTILIZER LAW 



The purchaser of a fertilizer should familiarize himself 

 with the full text of the fertilizer law. He should not 

 accept from the dealer any bag of fertilizer which is not 

 tagged and guaranteed in compliance with the law. The 

 law governing these matters is as follows: 



"Every lot or parcel of commercial fertilizer or fer- 

 tilizer material sold or offered or exposed for sale within 

 this state shall be accompanied by a plainly printed state- 

 ment, clearly and truly certifying the number of net 

 pounds of fertilizer in the package; the name, brand or 

 trademark under which the fertilizer is sold; the name 



