36 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I904. 



THE CHIEF PROVISIONS OF THE FERTILIZER 

 LAW APPLYING TO MANUFACTURERS, IMPORT- 

 ERS AND DEALERS. 



The law for the regulation of the sale and analyses of com- 

 mercial fertilizers makes the following requirements upon 

 manufacturers, importers or dealers who propose to sell or offer 

 for sale commercial fertilizers in the State : 



1. The Brand. Each package shall bear, conspicuously 

 printed, the following statements : 



The number of net pounds contained in each 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 or its equivalent in ammonia. 



The percentage of potash soluble in water. 



The percentage of phosphoric acid in available form. 



The percentage of total phosphoric acid. 



2. The Certificate. There shall be filed annually between 

 Nov. 15 and Dec. 15 with the Director of the Station a certifi- 

 cate containing an accurate statement of the brand. This cer- 

 tificate applies to the next succeeding calendar year. (Blanks 

 for this purpose will be furnished on application to the Station.) 



3. Manufacturers' samples. There shall be deposited annu- 

 ually, unless excused by the Director under certain conditions, a 

 sample of fertilizer, with an accompanying affidavit that this 

 sample "corresponds within reasonable limits to the fertilizer 

 which it represents." 



4. Analysis fee. For each brand of fertilizer sold or offered 

 for sale in the State there shall be paid annually to the Treasurer 

 of State "an analysis fee as follows : Ten dollars for the phos- 

 phoric acid and five dollars each for the nitrogen and potash, 

 contained or said to be contained in the fertilizer." 



5. The license. Upon receipt of the fee, the certificate and 

 the sample (if required), the Director of the Station "shall issue 

 a certificate of compliance." 



[The full text of the law will be sent to those asking for it.] 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director. 



