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. Sanborn, collected samples 

 of 109 brands of fertilizer materials which were offered 

 for sale by dealers or had been delivered to consumers 

 during the year ending June, 1932. The general charac- 

 ter of the fertilizer materials collected is shown by the 

 following classification : 



Complete fertilizer 85 



Superphosphate (acid phosphate) 6 



Nitrate of Soda 1 



Sulphate of ammonia 2 



Ground bone 4 



Tankage 1 



Natural manures 10 



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THE FERTILIZER LAW 



The New Hampshire fertilizer law applies to all fertili- 

 zer materials offered for sale, whether mixed materials in 

 the form of complete fertilizers or unmixed materials as 

 superphosphate (acid phosphate), nitrate of soda, ground 

 bone, tankage, etc. Under the provisions of the law every 



