The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-06-08
The Sale of Fertilizers.

For the sake of making known to all deal
ers in fertilizers, the following extract from
the act establishing Department of Agricul
ture for the State of Virginia, is published be
low. The fifth section of the act reads as fol
lows:
The Commissioners shall be empowered tc
make all the necessary rules and regulations
for the purpose of carrying out the design and
| intentions of this act"
According to the PROVISIONS Of the act nc
person can offer for sale ito be used for agri.
cultural purposes in this State" any fertilizers
without first submitting fair sample of the
same to the said commissioner, under rules
prescribed by him."
The penalty for violating this provision is
mot less than 800 or more than 81 900 for
each offence. One-half OF such fine shall be
the Treasury of the State"
10 prevent trouble and litigation in the
courts, to protect manufacturers and dealers in
fertilizers, as well as the farmers, and "for the
purpose OF carrying out the design and inten-
ton of the law, the following rules and regu-
lations are adopted:
l. Persons selling or proposing to sell ferti-
lizers ITO be used for agricultural purposes in
this State" must notify the Commissioner of
Agriculture, giving the name or brand of the
fertilizer, the name of the manufacturer, the
place where manufactured, the valuable con-
stltuents of the fertilizer, and the number of
packages to the ton. These will be placed on
record, and from time to time will be sampled
and analysed
.. Every package of fertilizer offered for
sale 70 be used for agricultural purposes in
this State" must have appended tag showing
that the same is registered In the Department.
Tags will be prepared "by the Commissioner
OF Agriculture and placed in custody of the
Treasurer of the State, who will furnish the
same to persons selling or proposing to sell
fertilizers on the warrant of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture, showing the fact of registra-
ton, as we'll as the number of tags desired, by
The payment OF five cents for each tag to be
appended to packages of 200 pounds or less.
Packages containing more than 200 pounds will
require special tag, which will be prepared
aid charged tor in proportion to the excess
oyer 200 pounds.
8. The fertilizers registered in the Depart
ment, in accordance with Rule No. 1, and
properly tagged, will not be liable to the pen
alties provided under the act establishing the
Department of Agriculture.
a. All fertilizers offered "for sale to be used
for agricultural purposes IN this State" which
have not been registered in the Depart ent in
accordance with Rule No. /, and which have
not been tagged, will be in violation of the
said act, and the penalty will be rlgidly en-
forced.
5. Fertilizers registered in the Department
will be sampled after the same have passed
from under the control of. manufacturers.
Consequently no samples will be received from
the manufacturers or their agents for analysis
under this act.
s. All samples of fertilizers will be drawn
by the Commissioner Of Agriculture in person
or by authorized agents. The person having
the fertilizers in charge will 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 samples thus drawn will be
placed in cans. A lead check, with number
stamped thereon, will also be placed in the
cans and the caps then soldered on. These
will be placed in the hands of the chemist for
analysis. He will have no means of knowing
the name or brand of the fertilizers analyzed
until the same shall be published by the Com
missioner.
When the samples are drawn by the author
lied agents of the Department, the following
blanks will be filled up: