Middletown transcript., 1871-01-14

ibe wortblcssness Of too many Phosphatee
and concentrated mnuurcs. recommends
the aforcsald Legislature To cnset tho fol-
lowing law:
CHAPTER 7oa
s Psorrcr,oa AsAsssr SrrRiocs NAsrsn.
z sscrson |. R v e~artef ~ tAe S~ots emd Sfsuss
n Rssrcssmfdisres " The Sfafs " Dsiarare "
6m~ai Asses.Liy nat, Tia, all commercial ma.
susss ss,,d OF kept for ssic IN this State shall
have affixed 10 every iarrci, tux, bag or parcel !
which may contain The svmuns'iiiy, printed
labs, which shall specify the maine Of the ,a','i-
fctnrcr or seller, his place oj is'si"css anu the
percentage which II coatts,s of the following
ccnat.,usn, Iasr,s TO Wit: oi soluble pbosPhorc
acid, of insonllc phosph,rc acid and Of nni-
uunia.
Sgc. Q. Whoever shall sell or keep Tor sale
commercial usanurts noi labelled In scsOrdaWsc
with the provisions ~ ,,e FIRST sec,iou Of this
act or, who shall aTix shcreio la,cls specifying
q larger per ccn,agc of sl~ constituent parts
mentioned In said first section. Or either Of lhcu,
than 10 contained wherein, shall on conviction
thereof bc punished by fine Of twenty dollars
for tke fsss offence. and forty dollars for the
.secosd offence. and for each subsequent .'ifrn,c
vtxty dollars In any court Of comletcat jnrisdit-
Nou In this State by Indictment thcrci0.
SEC. 3. Any purchaser Of sonni.ss'i, manurcs
bsaY,np lal.c AZ provided for by the first section
of this ACT and which CONTAINS less than the per
rental . Stated in said lnicl, may recover from
the SC ler in an artion the easc in the Superior
y(,our, twsnt,-hvc cents for every pound Of sol
.ub,c pl,usphoric acid deficient therein; SIX cents
for every pound Of insoube phosphoric acid de-
6rirnt therein aud ,iirty-iivr cents for every
pound oi ammonia deficient, therein.
SEC, 4. Dy the term So nhie phosphoric acid,
wherever used In this act is meant phosrhoric
acid in any iorm or combination readily soluble
In putc water aud by the term iusulubc phos-
phoric acic Is mean, phosph acid in any COM
biua,ion which requires the action Of acid upon
II TO cause the san,e TO become readily soluble ~
pure water.
ssc. 8. The provisions of this ac, shall no,
apply to any commercial manure prepared cA-
ciusiycly IRON fish, shcil-iish and soldns such
nor to any other commercial manure which Is
cold a, \ price not excscding onr cent lcr pound
While admitting the necessity of Log
islative interference to project thu inrnc,>
from the gross fraud, 81 constantly p,i-
pctratcd upon them. | respec fully sub
nit to thu members Of the Legislature an.
the farmers the following analysis Of tw"
really valuable Super Phn.phales, as pub
lished and attached to the bags. aiI bar.
rcls-under u similar law in aud for the
State Of Maryland, of which the fore
going is u copy:
Moro Phillips Super Phosphate,
Contains from, IS to - per ceu, Of loae fhos
Of which g 10 !? is Soluble
a. ~ Po,n.l
a.. Sod,
Bowers Complete Manure,
Bonc Phosphate from ,, 70 ~ rcr cent
Soluble - o " W
Precipitiicd - . !"
Ammonia Sup and
,t. sttStr riuidtu., Au, I
Potash Iron. q"
Soda ttaces
Total Phosphroic acid II 10 20 Of which , 10 :
per cont. is either Soluble or prccracci.
Which analysis ~ill show to any ihoughi
full mind the fuiil,y Of the abuyr law to-
accomplishing th. desired end -as the!
vii. see ut II glance thai both mauutietur
.er. have avoin.l thr pains ani = iiallm
of an iniractnn Of the law. by cyai,nr it
intent and publishing their analysis fl
beneath The standard elamrd hy each 10
their resp, ctive ariivlys, aud upon whlci
they base their claims t" valuable Fcr
tiliser. and x their prices ~ S12 % y.
ton. whereas the counc,clal vain d
buth articles represented by tl' i'r.g g"lli.
snsly-is would not exceed $50 90 T.
ton, therefore instead ri cnactln, any II
law rs the foregoing whi II i shown :
have no elect. III ihem eUact u las efn,,
lar to one now on tn statute If teha ','
ticut. win establish II Stnl' Laboratory M
sppoint a Statr thrnii-i lh,4r8n "
dealer in super rhusrtai . .z.n,cnii4''
Manurcs auh NJ nipulat,d ,iaant. NJ
the receipt of each AMI ., 7, rir.n
forward the State Chemist sanIpls i
such article received giving the ntiiit :
the article aud Manufacturer, then re1nr
the State Chemist to annl,1s ,hr sai.i ni
ticlss. and annually on the .irsi Of Apr
aud first Of September, puhl'.', III al ra'
two papers in each county the correct al
ulyais, with the exact valur in dollars rii
cents Of each aud every arlicl" srld With
our State, the farmers will then know III
actual composition and real value Of ii
Fertilizer he buys
There nrc or has been sold annual
within the State Of Delaware. ten thu
sand tons Of the different kinds of Sape
Phosha,es costing the farmer Mt least t'
hundred thousand dollars. and in tc
many instances netting the manufacinI
500 per cent Woul,i i, not, my f'llo
Farmers be un economical move 10 inln'
some such action as the abnve for .,
protection The cost Of Lnhoraio'
would not exceed $1,000, and thirty cen
per ton would pay the Chemist for h
analysis, would il no, be money W.
spent to pay 30 cents per ton aud SAY
$4,000. FARMER.
Nsw CAsrLE Co. Jan. IL. 1871,
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The lower HOUSE Of The South Carolil