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2 N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION [ Bulletin -2§& 



THE FERTILIZER LAW. 



The New Hampshire fertilizer law applies to all fertilizer 

 materials offered for sale, whether mixed materials in the 

 form of complete fertilizers or unmixed materials as super- 

 phosphate (acid phosphate), nitrate of soda, ground bone, 

 tankage, etc. Under the provisions of the law every manu- 

 facturer or dealer who shall sell or offer for sale any fer- 

 tilizer material shall furnish with each lot or package a 

 clearly printed statement certifying the brand name under 

 which it is sold, the name and address of the manufacturer, 

 the number of net pounds the package contains and a 

 chemical analysis stating the minimum percentages of 

 nitrogen, of total phosphoric acid, of available phosphoric 

 acid and of water soluble potash. 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 statement of the fact conspicu- 

 ously fixed to every package of such material. 



The state official in charge of the administration of the 

 fertilizer law is the Commissioner of Agriculture. 



In Table I are given the grades of complete fertilizers 

 collected, the number of brands found in each grade, the 

 average analysis of each grade and the average retail price 

 per ton. 



