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presence of the assistant manager. It will be noted that all of 

 the high grade goods are materially deficient in nitrogen, and 

 that one brand is very low in potash. After the results of the 

 analyses were reported to the company the manager brought 

 to the Experiment Station many reports of analyses, made by 

 competent chemists, of the raw materials which entered into 

 the goods. He also brought with him the books kept by the 

 man who actually manages the mixing. The records seem to 

 show a careful system of keeping track of the various lots of 

 goods put up. In regard to the low grade goods here reported 

 several facts are to be remembered. The factory was com- 

 pletely burned on February 23. The company had to rebuild 

 and in the meantime had to mix by hand. A great deal of 

 their goods was put out immediately upon mixing. Because 

 of the bad showing of these goods it is greatly regretted that 

 only one sample was obtained of each brand. The goods are 

 largely sold directly from the factory to the consumer and it 

 was only at their place of business at Houlton that these goods 

 were found by the inspectors. Because of the trying circum- 

 stances under which these goods were made the present year, 

 the cases are passed without prosecution. 



The Coe-Mortimer Company, who handle the E. Frank Coe's 

 brands, manufactured goods which ran for the most part better 

 than in the preceding year. A sample of their Blood, Bone and 

 Potash was considerably below in nitrogen. It was correspond- 

 ingly high in potash and phosphoric acid. After the regular 

 samples were drawn, at the request of the company two more 

 samples were obtained and the results are inserted in the table. 

 The uniformly high potash and low nitrogen would seem to 

 indicate a mistake in the formulae. The money value is prac- 

 tically the same. 



The deficiency of the Deep Cove Manufacturing Company's 

 Fish and Potash in total phosphoric acid is not important. It 

 is to be noted that the goods were practically up in nitrogen, 

 potash and in available phosphoric acid. 



The Blood, Bone and Potash brand of the Martin & White 

 Company did not conform very well to its guaranty. Two 

 samples of these goods were obtained and they were both faulty. 

 This is the first year that this company has been doing business 

 in Maine. Their so-called Potato Grower analyzed practically 

 in accordance with the guaranty. 



