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the city or town of the dealer, if in a car the initials and number of the 

 car, an exact copy of all marks upon the package, the guaranteed per- 

 centage of purity, the name and postoflSce address of the sender, the 

 personally signed certification by the witness that the sample was taken 

 in his presence according to the directions given above. 



Directions for Sampling Commercial Feeding Stuffs. The sample 

 should fairly represent the feeding stuff and is best obtained as follows : 

 Open five full and unbroken packages, and mix well together the con- 

 tents of each for a foot in depth, take out three cupfuls from different 

 parts of the mixed portions of each package, pour them one over an- 

 other upon a paper, intermix thoroughly and select not less than a half 

 pint from the mixture for the sample. Samples of cotton seed meal 

 and other oily meals should be packed in tin or waxed paper. 



The following information must accompany the sample or be sent by 

 mail : The name of the goods, the name of the manufacturer, the name 

 of the dealer, the city or town of the dealer, the initials and number 

 of the car, an exact copy of all marks upon the package, the guaranteed 

 maximum percentage of crude fiber, the guaranteed minimum percent- 

 age of fat and of protein, the name of the sender, the postofifice address 

 and county, the personally signed certification by the witness that the 

 described sample was taken in his presence according to the directions 

 given above. 



Directions for Sampling Commercial Fertilisers. The Legislature of 

 191 1 passed the following act to provide for the further analysis of 

 commercial fertilizers : 



Section i. Any person within the State may send to the director of 

 the Maine agricultural experiment station samples of commercial fer- 

 tilizers sold or offered for sale within the state for the purpose of analy- 

 sis under the following conditions : Said samples shall be taken in 

 the presence of a witness from not less than five packages of properly 

 stored commercial fertilizer in accordance with directions to be furnished 

 by said director ; a copy of all marks upon or affixed to the package, in- 

 cluding the brand or trademark, the name of the manufacturer and the 

 guaranteed chemical analysis, shall accompany the sample or be depos- 

 ited with the secretary of the grange or the selectmen of the town 

 ■ where the sample is taken. 



Section 2. On receipt of a sample of commercial fertilizer accom- 

 panied by (i) a certified statement signed by the witness that the sam- 

 ple was taken as provided in section one of this act, (2) a copy of the 

 marks on or affixed to the package from which the sample was pro- 

 cured or a signed statement from the secretary of a grange or a select- 

 man that the copy of the marks upon the package have been deposited 

 with him, and (3) an analysis fee of ten dollars for each sample, the 

 director of the Maine agricultural experiment station shall make or 

 cause to be made, an analysis of the fertilizer and shall forthwith re- 

 port the results of said analysis to the sender. 



Section 3. If on receipt of the copy of the marks upon the package 



