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 Honorable 

 Andrew L. Felker, Commissioner of Agriculture. The 

 state inspector, Mr- Eugene D. Sanbom, collected sam- 

 ples of 125 brands of fertilizer materials which were offer- 

 ed for sale by dealers or had been delivered to consumers 

 between March and June, 1927. The general character of 

 the fertilizer materials collected is shown by the follow- 

 ing classification: 



Complete fertilizer 96 



Acid phosphate 5 



Nitrate of soda 6 



Sulphate of ammonia 2 



Ground bone 5 



Tankage 3 



Sheep manure 7 



Poultry manure 1 



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THE FERTILIZER LAW. 



The New Hampshire fertilizer law applies to all fertil- 

 izer materials offered for sale, whether mixed materials 

 in the form of complete fertilizers or unmixed materials 

 as acid phosphate, nitrate of soda, ground bone, tankage, 

 etc. Under the provisions of the law every manufacturer 

 or dealer who shall sell or offer for sale any fertilizer 



