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THE FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT. 



Reports received by the Board of Agriculture show that 

 samples were analysed under the Fertilisers and Feeding 

 Stuffs Act, 1893, in 53 counties and county boroughs during 

 the year 1899, the total number of analyses having been 965, 

 of which 686 were samples of fertilisers and 279 of feeding 

 stuffs. 



The reports show a decrease of 22 (12 fertilisers and 10 

 eeding stuffs) in the number of samples analysed, as com- 

 pared with the preceding year. The diminution occurred 

 both in England and Scotland, but there was an increase in 

 Wales. 



The comparison between 1899, 1898, and 1897 for the 

 whole country stands as follows : 





Number of 

 Counties Reporting 

 Analyses. 



Total Number 

 of Samples Analysed. 





1899. 



1898. 



1897. 



1899. 



1898. 



1897. 



England, counties - 

 , , boroughs 

 Wales, counties 

 Scotland, covmties- 

 boroughs 



26 

 3 

 5 



19 



' 27 

 2 

 6 

 20 



29 

 2 



7 

 18 

 1 



438 

 no 

 64 

 353 



445 

 128 



49 

 365 



391 

 77 

 41 



34i 



2 



Great Britain - 



53 



55 





965 



987 



852 



The number of analyses made in each of the four quarters 

 of 1899 ma y be shown as under : — 



Fertilisers. Feeding Stuffs. 



England, counties 

 , , boroughs 

 Wales, counties - 

 Scotland, counties 

 boroughs 



Great Britain 



Quarter. 



1st. 



96 

 42 

 3o 

 83 



2nd. 



105 

 21 



9 

 171 



3rd. 



20 

 4 



13 



4th. 



1st. 



56 

 16 

 1 1 



51 

 4 

 3 



17 



Quarter. 



2nd. 



7 

 1 



^7 



3rd. 



4th 



5i 

 1 1 



9 

 23 



=5i 



306 



38 



91 



75 



66 



44 



94 



