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EoYAL Patbo.nage fok Poultry Keepers. * [Ai'R. 



tained a low percentage of Copper Sulphate and gave the fol- 

 lowing results : — 



CupiH r 



Iron 



Tiinoluhlc, 







Si'/phdfr. 



Sulphafr. 



in JVater. 



Lime. 



Ta r Acidd 



^ler cent. 



\m- cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



15-8 



81-0 



1-2 







13-1 



84-8 



0-9 







42-3 



49-2 



0-8 



0-8 



0-18 



23-0 



72-0 



1-3 



U-5 



0-57 



26-5 



G9-0 



1-2 



Trace 



0-12 



28-8 



70-3 



0-2 



Ti-ace 



0-lT 



51 -2 



4(3-6 









In these 7 cases the article would be quite valueless for wheat 

 dressing, potato spraying, or any other agricultural or horti- 

 cultural purpose for which Blue Vitriol is generally employed, 

 and the result of the inquiry shows that farmers and gardeners 

 should exercise care in the purchase of Copper Sulphate. The 

 following points are of value : — 



(1) The deep blue colour of unadulterated Blue Vitriol is quite 

 distinctive, and w^hen it has once been seen no mixture is likely 

 to be mistaken for it. 



(2) The label on the package should be noticed. If it is 

 labelled " Blue Vitriol " or " Copper Sulphate " and this 

 description is incorrect the seller is liable to a prosecution under 

 the Merchandise Marks Act. If, however, the package is 

 labelled " Powdered Vitriol " or by a fancy name the contents 

 may not be Blue Vitriol. 



****** 



The fact that His Majesty the King has consented to become 

 Patron of the National Utility Poultry Society will be noted 



Royal Patrona e for^^*^ satisfaction by all v^ho are interested 

 _r ,^ „ ^ in the development of the poultrv indii^trv 

 Poultry Keepers. ■ \ mu- i ' ^ t> i 



^ m this country. This mark or Roynl 



approval may be read as a sign that poultry farming, wTiich has 

 hitherto been regarded as the " Cinderella of Agriculture," is 

 now^ beginning to emerge from its lov^dy estate, and to claim a 

 more prominent position. Progressive farmers all over the 

 country are paying more attention to poultry than ever before. 

 They realise that, in view^ of the huge imports of eggs and 

 poultry from abroad, there must be a strong nnd steady demand 

 for the home-produced article. They also know that the 

 ordinary farmer, whose normal cultivations produce a variety 

 of food suitable for poultry feeding, can engage in poultry 

 farmino' more economicallv and on a larger scale than anvone 



