The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-01
Rules and Regulations fn Relation TO
tho Sale of Fertilizers.

| in charge Of the Commissioner all fertilizers
"sold to be used for agricultural purposes
I'm this State"
The fifth section OF the act reads as fol
lows:
"Tbai the. Commissioner shall be en-
powered 10 make al necessary rules and
regulations for the purpose OF carrying ou
the design and intentions OF this act"
According TO the provisions of the act
no person can offer for sale "to be used
for agricultural purposes In this State y
any fertilizers "without first submitting {
fair sample Of the same TO the said Com
missioner, under rules prescribed by him."
The penalty for violating this provision
l. "not less than 800 nor more than 81, ,O0O
| for each offence. One half OF such fine
shall be paid TO the informer, and the other
| half into the Treasury OF the State"
To prevent trouble and litigation In the
| courts, to protect manufacturers and deal
ers IN fertilizers, as well as the farmers,
and "for the purposozof carrying out the
design and intention "of the law, the fol-
lowing rules and rec tflafioB are adopted /:
/. Persons selling or proposing to sell
fertilizers "tO be used for agricultural pur-
poses in this State" must notify the Com
missioner Of Agriculture, giving the name
or brand OF the fertilizer, the name OF the
manufacturer, the place where manufac-
tured, the valuable constituents OF the fer
tilizer, and the number Of packages TO the
ton. These will be placed on record, and
from time to time will be sampled and an
ayzed.
.. Every package Of fertilizer offered
"for sale 10 De used for agricultural pur-
poses in this State" must have appended a
tag showing that the same is registered in
the Department. Tags will be prepared
by the Commissioner OF Agriculture and
placed i'm the custody Of the Treasurer OF
the State, who will furnish the same to
persons selling or proposing to sell fer
tilizerS on the warrant OF the Commissioner
Of Agriculture, showing the fact OF regis
tration, rs well as the number Of tags de-
sired, by the payment Of five cents for each
tag, to be appended TO packages Of 200
pounds on less. Packages containing more
than 300 pounds will require a special tao.
which will be prepared and charged for in
proportion to the excess over 900 pounds.
3. The fertilizers registered in the Depart
mcnt. i'm accordance with Rule No. /, and
properly tagged. will not be liable to the
penalties provided under the act establish
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4. All fertilizers offered " for sale TO be
used for agriculturalpurposes in this state"
which have not been registered in the De
partmcnt in accordance with Rule No. and
which have not been tagged. will be in vio-
latiOn OF the said act, and the penalty viii
be rigidly enforced.
3. Fertilizers registered in the Depart
ment will be sampled after the same have
passed from under the control Of manufac-
lures. Consequently no samples will be
received from the manufacturers or their
agents for analysis under this act.
6. All samples Of fertilizers will be drawn
by the Commissioner OF Agriculture in
person or by authorized agents. The per-
son having the fertilizers in charge viii be
requested to be present when samples are
drawn, and will give certificate that the
samples taken are fair representations Of
the contents Of the packages. These sam
pies thus drawn will be placed in cans. 4
lead check, with a l1lmbeI'siamped there
on. will also be placed in the cans and the
caps then soldered on. These will he
placed i'm the hands OF the chemist for anal
ysis. He will have no means Of knowing
the name or brand Of the fertilizers ana
lyzcd until the same shall be published by
the Commissioner.
When the samples are drawn by the au
thorzcd agents OF the Department the fol-
loving blanks will be filed up:
Name Of fcitllzer------
Registered or nOt-- -----------------------
Copy of stamp or stencil on same -------- -------
Where sample drAWn----
Number OF packages Ia niot----
Number ampicd-------------------
Cash price per rton----------------
line price per ton-------
seated nun
certify that took fair sample Of Tie above
named fertilizer at the time and place named.
Agent for the Department.
I,having the aboye-namcd fertilizer in charge
do certify that the sample taken by -- -,
agent for the Department Of Agriculture state Of
Virginia, Is fair s,mp!e of the fertilizer and the
abOyc-wrilten transcript Is a correct one.
:. No sample of fertilizer. unless drawn
by the Commissioner or his authorized
agent, will be regarded as official.
s.. Agricultural lime, agricultural salt,
ground plaster. wOod-ashcs, and German
potash shall not be subject" to these rules
and regulations.
GNotc-By The term agricultural lime" IS
meant lime either stone or shell, burnt or ground
hut the term agricultural lime" as used abhve
must not bc construed To- mean cei tain hlaniliu-
lated fertilizers which are " sold To- lc used for
agricultural purposes In this state bearing pro,
prictiry title and yc, called agricultural iime.'l
Q. These rules and regulations will take
effect July /, 1882. j. VI. BLANToN,
Commissioner OF Agriculture.
The above rules and regulations were
submitted by Di. Banton 10 the Attorney
General and his opinion thereon asked. In
reply he said IL feel quite sure that your
rules and regulations are such Il you are
authorized to adopt and enforce by the
Acts OF lS1G-'7, page $40, &c., Is You have
large and plcnary powers in the NATTER
and think they are such a. have long been
needed in your department."
FEES FOR THE INSPECTION OF GEAIN AT
TIE ELEvATOR.-At Il meeting OF the Board
OF Directors OF the Grain and Cotton EX-
change held yesterday morning the inspec-
tion-fecs were fixed as follows 30 cents
per ear. and from vessels 10 cents per hun
dred bushels up 10 and including the first
one thousand bushels, and cents for each
additional thousand or part thereof; but
the minimum fee i'm any case is not 10 be
less than 30 cents. said fees shall be paid
by the parties ordering the inspection.
When weighed out from the elevator and
certificate is required the fees shall be the
same as when going into the elevator.
The Office OF the inspector for the pres.
cnt will be located in the rooms Of the
Grain and Cotton Exchange. The salary
Of the Inspector was fixed at $50 per month
by the Exchange. If, however. the fees
exceed $50 per month, then the inspector
shall receive any excess OF said fees up to