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fertilizer materials offered for sale whether complete fer- 

 tilizers, or unmixed materials as nitrate of soda, acid 

 phosphate, tankage, etc. Under the provisions of this law 

 ever}' manufacturer or dealer who shall sell or offer for 

 sale any fertilizer material shall furnish with each lot or 

 package a clearly printed statement certifying the number 

 of net pounds, the brand name under which it is sold, the 

 name and address of the manufacturer and a chemical 

 analysis stating the minimum percentage of nitrogen, of 

 water soluble potash, of total phosphoric acid and of avail- 

 able phosphoric acid. No person shall sell or offer for sale, 

 any pulverized leather, hair or wool waste, peat, garbage 

 tankage, or any inert material whatsoever, without an 

 explicit printed certificate of the fact conspicuously fixed 

 to every package of such material. The state official in 

 charge of the administration of the fertilizer law is the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 



THE NEW ENGLAND STANDARD NINE. 



Late in December, 1922, the directors of the New Eng- 

 land Agricultural Experiment Stations and the agronomists 

 of the New England State Colleges met in conference with 

 representatives of the fertilizer manufacturers selling in 

 New England and adopted nine grades of fertilizer which 

 in their opinion meet all the fertilizer requirements of New 

 England crops and soils. 



The formulas and recommended uses of these nine 

 grades, known as the New England Standard Nine, are as 

 follows : 



1. 0-12-6 — For late fall seeding of grass and grain and 

 for top dressing clover and alfalfa. 



2. 2-12-4 — For late summer and early fall seeding of 

 grass or grain ; also for corn with the addition of manure. 



3. 3-10-4 — For corn, small grains, millet, tomatoes and 

 cabbage on the heavier soils. 



4. 3-10-6 — For corn, beans and peas on the lighter soils. 



