OFFlCIAIv INSPi;CTIONS 62. IO9 



12. Penalty. Violations of the law are punishable by a fine 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars for the first offense and not 

 exceeding two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. 



Valuation of Fertilizers. 



For many years this Station has not printed an estimate of 

 the commercial value of the different brands licensed in the 

 State. If any one wishes to calculate the commercial value he 

 can do so by using the trade values adopted for 1914 by the 

 Experiment Stations of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 

 New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont. 

 These valuations represent the average retail prices at which 

 these ingredients could be purchased during the three months 

 preceding March i, 19 14, in ton lots at tide water in southern 

 New England. On account of the greater distance from the 

 large markets the prices for Maine at tide water would probably 

 be somewhat higher than those quoted. 



TRADE VALUES OF FERTILIZING INGREDIENTS FOR I9I4. 



Cents per pound. 



Nitrogen in nitrates 16^' 



in ammonia salts 16-^- 



Organic nitrogen in dr}- and fine ground fish and blood. . 22^ 



in cottonseed meal and castor pomace. . 22^ 



in fine bone and tankage 2i-| 



in coarse bone and tankage 17-I 



In mixed fertilizers 19^ 



Phosphoric acid, water-soluble 4^ 



citrate-soluble 4 



in fine ground bone and tankage 4 



in cottonseed meal, castor pomace 4 



in coarse bone, tankage and ashes 3^ 



in mixed fertilizers, if insoluble in ammo- 

 nium citrate . 2 



Potash as high grade sulphate and in forms free from 



muriate (chloride) 5 



as muriate 4 



in cottonseed meal and castor pomace 5 



