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The number of net pounds contained in the package. 



The name or trade mark under which it is sold. 



The name of the manufacturer or shipper. 



The place of manufacture. 



The place of business of manufacturer or shipper. 



The percentage of nitrogen. 



The percentage of potash soluble in water. 



The percentage of available phosphoric acid. 



The percentage of total phosphoric acid. 



The Certificate. For each brand of fertilizer a certificate shall 

 be filed annually with the Director of the Station giving the man- 

 ufacturer's or dealer's name, place of business, place of manufac- 

 ture, name of brand of fertilizer and the guaranteed composition. 



The Manufacturer s Sample. Unless excused by the Direc- 

 tor under certain conditions, a sample of each fertilizer, wdth an 

 accompanying affidavit that this sample "corresponds within 

 reasonable limits to the fertilizer which it represents" must be 

 deposited annually between November 15 and December 15 with 

 the Director of the Station. 



The Analysis Fee. The law requires the annual payment to 

 the Director of the Station of an analysis fee as follows : Ten 

 dollars for the phosphoric acid and five dollars each for the nitro- 

 gen and potash, contained or said to be contained in the fertilizer, 

 this fee to be assessed on each brand sold in the State. 



Duties of the Director. The law also imposes upon the 

 Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station certain 

 duties, which are : 



The issuing of licenses to such manufacturers as comply with 

 the above named requirements. 



The analysis of the samples deposited by the manufacturer. 



The selection of samples in the open market of all brands 

 of fertilizers sold or offered for sale in the State, with the subse- 

 quent analysis of the sample. 



The publication of bulletins or reports, giving the results of 

 the inspection. 



In accordance with the law, two commercial fertilizer bulletins 

 were printed during the year. The first (43) was published 

 early in March and contained the analyses of the samples 

 received from the manufacturers, guaranteed to represent, with- 

 in reasonable limits, the goods to be placed upon the market 



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