Suggestions  to  Purchasers  of  Fertilisers  and  Feeding  Stuffs. 
Purchasers  are  recommended  in  all  cases  to  insist  on  having  an  INVOICE,  and  to  see  that 
such  invoice  contains  the  following  particulars : — 
In  the  ease  of  Fertilisers 
(1)  The  natne  of  the  Fertiliser. 
(2)  Whether  the  Fertiliser  is  artificially  compounded  or  not. 
(3)  The  minimum  analysis  of  the  Fertiliser  in  respect  of  its  principal  fertilising 
ingredients. 
In  the  case  of  artificially  prepared  Feeding  Stuffs  for  Cattle ; — 
(11  The  7iame  of  the  article. 
(2)  The  description  of  the  article— whether  it  has  been  prepared  (a)  from  one  substance 
or  seed,  or  (6)  from  more  than  one  substance  or  seed. 
For  example : 
(a)  An  invoice  describing  an  article  as  “Linseed  Cake  ” implies  a w'arranty  that  the 
article  is  pure,  i.e.,  is  prepared  from  linseed  only ; “Cotton  Cake  ” (whether 
decorticated  or  undecorticated),  and  “Eape  Cake”  (for  feeding  purposes), 
would  come  under  a similar  category. 
Purchasers  are  reminded  that  the  use  of  such  terms  as  “95  per  cent.,”  “ Oil  Cake,"  &c„ 
affords  no  security  against  adulteration.  The  adoption  of  the  ORDER  Form  issued 
by  the  Society  is  therefore  strongly  recommended. 
(b)  In  the  case  of  a Compound  Cake  or  Feeding  Stuff,  a Vendor  is  only  compelled  by 
the  Fertilisers  and  Feeding  Stuffs  Act  of  1893  to  state  that  it  is  prepared  from 
more  than  one  substance,  and  he  is  not  required  to  specify  the  particular 
materials  used  in  its  preparation.  Purchasers  are  recommended,  therefore,  to 
buy  Mixed  Feeding  Cakes,  Meals,  &c.,  with  a guaranteed  analysis.  Any  state- 
ments in  the  invoice  as  to  the  component  parts  of  such  Mixed  Cake  or  Meal 
will  take  effect  as  a warranty,  as  also  will  any  statements  in  an  invoice,  circular, 
or  advertisement  as  to  the  percentages  of  nutritive  and  other  ingredients  in 
any  article  sold  for  use  as  food  for  cattle. 
Members  of  the  Society  are  strongly  recommended  not  only  to  see  that  the  invoices 
given  to  them  accurately  describe  the  goods  they  have  ordered,  but  to  make  all  their  orders 
subject  to  the  Analysis  and  Report  of  the  Consulting  Chemist  of  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society  of 
England.  Copies  of  a Form  of  Order  for  this  purpose  may  be  obtained  on  application  to 
the  Secretary. 
Attention  is  particularly  directed  to  the  recommendations  below  as  to  the  qualities  of 
Fertilisers  and  Feeding  StuJffs  which  purchasers  should  demand. 
Conditions  of  Purchase  and  Sale. 
FERTILISERS. 
Raw  Bones,  Bone-meal,  or  Bone-dust  to  be  guaranteed  “pure,”  and  to  contain  not  less 
than  45  per  cent,  of  Phosphate  of  Lime,  and  not  less  than  4 per  cent.-  of  Ammonia. 
Steamed  or  “ Oegelatinised  ” Bones  to  be  guaranteed  “ PURE,”  and  to  contain  not  less  than 
55  per  cent,  of  Phosphate  of  Lime,  and  not  less  than  1 per  cent,  of  Ammonia. 
Mineral  Superphosphate  of  Lime  to  be  guaranteed  to  contain  a certain  percentage  of 
“ Soluble  Phosphate.’’  [From  25  to  28  per  cent,  of  Soluble  Phosphate  is  an  ordinarily  good 
quality.] 
Dissolved  Bones  to  be  guaranteed  to  be  “made  from  raw  bone  and  acid  only,”  and  to  be 
sold  as  containing  stated  minimum  percentages  of  Soluble  Phosphate,  Insoluble  Phosphates, 
and  Ammonia. 
Compound  Artificial  Manures,  Bone  Manures,  Bone  Compounds,  Sc.,  to  be  sold  by  analysis 
stating  the  minimum  percentages  of  Soluble  Phosphate,  Insoluble  Phosphates,  and 
Ammonia  contained. 
Basic  Slag  to  be  guaranteed  to  be  sufficiently  finely  ground  that  80  to  90  per  cent, 
passes  through  a sieve  having  10,000  meshes  to  the  square  inch,  and  to  contain  a certain 
percentage  of  Phosphoric  Acid  or  its  equivalent  in  Phosphate  of  Lime.  [The  highest  grades 
range  from  17  to  20  per  cent,  of  Phosphoric  Acid  ; medium  grades  14  to  16  per  cent. : and 
low  grades  from  10  to  12  per  cent,  of  Phosphoric  Acid.] 
Peruvian  Guano  to  be  described  by  that  name,  and  to  be  sold  by  analysis  stating  the 
minimum  percentages  of  Phosphates  and  Ammonia. 
Sulphate  of  Ammonia  to  be  guaranteed  “ PURE,”  and  to  contain  not  less  than  24  per  cent, 
of  Ammonia. 
Nitrate  of  Soda  to  be  guaranteed  “PURE,”  and  to  contain  95  per  cent,  of  Nitrate  of  Soda. 
Kainit  to  be  guaranteed  to  contain  23  per  cent,  of  Sulphate  of  Potash. 
All  Fertilisers  to  be  delivered  in  good  and  suitable  condition  for  sowing. 
FEEDING  STUFFS. 
Linseed  Cake,  Cotton  Cake  (Decorticated  and  TJndecorticated),  and  Rape  Cake  (for  feeding 
purposes)  to  be  pure,  i.e.,  prepared  only  from  the  one  kind  of  seed  from  which  their  name 
is  derived  : and  to  be  in  sound  condition.  The  Report  of  the  Consulting  Chemist  of  the 
Royal  Agricultural  Society  of  England  to  be  conclusive  as  to  the  “purity”  or  otherwise 
of  any  feeding  stuffs. 
Mixed  Feeding  Cakes,  Meals,  Sc.,  to  be  sold  on  a guaranteed  analysis,  to  be  sound  in 
condition,  and  to  contain  nothing  of  an  injurious  nature,  or  ingredients  that  are  worth- 
less for  feeding  purposes. 
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