October, 1922] fertilizer inspection, 1922 9 



CLASSIFICATION OF SAMPLES ANALYZED 



Table Number II gives the number of samples collected 

 and analyzed in each of the respective classes. 



TABLE NO. II 



Complete Fertilizer 71 



Ammoniated Superphosphate 1 



Plain Superphosphate 6 



Phosphate and Potash 2 



Sheep Manure 5 



Ground Bone 4 



Nitrate of Soda 3 



Muriate of Potash 2 



Tankage 2 

 Sulphate of Ammonia 1 



Total 97 



COMPLETE FERTILIZERS 



Table No. Ill shows the average analysis and retail prices 

 for the brands of complete fertilizers analyzed. There 

 w^ere seventy-one samples of complete fertilizers represent- 

 ing about the same proportion of the total number as in 

 1921. There were a smaller per cent, of the low analysis 

 and a few of the higher analysis brands than in 1921. 



