The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-06-07
farm aud Garden.
Bules and Regulations in Relation to
the Sale of Fertilizers.

Tho act establishing a Department OF
Arr;cuIture for the State of Virginia
Ices in charge of the Commissioner all
tart;l;zers "sold to be used for agricultur-
al purposes in this State.
The fifth section of the act reads as fol-
lows:
"That the Commissioner shall be EN-:
powered to make all necessary rules and
regulations for the purpose of carrying
out the design and intentions of this
act
According to the povisions of the act
no person can offer for sale, to be used
for agricultural purposes in this State,
any fertilizers" without first submitting
a fair sample of the same to the said
Commissioner, under rules prescribed by
him"
The penalty for violating this provis-
ion is "not less than one hundred dol
lars, nor more than one thousand dol
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
dealers in fertilizers, as well as the farm
ers, and {" for the purpose of carrying
out the design and intention" of the law,
the following rules and regulations are
adopted
l. Persons selling or proposing to sell
fertilizers "t to 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 constituents
of the fertilizer, and the number of pack
ages to the ton. These will be placed
on record, and from time to time will be
sampled and Analysed
2. Every package of fertilizer offered
q for sale to be used for agricultural pur-
poses in this State" must have appended
tag showing that the same is registered
in the Department. Tags will be pre-
pared by the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and placed in the custody of the
Treasurer of the State, who will furnish
the same to persons. selling or p1 oposing
to sell fertilizers, on the warrant of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, showing
the fact of registration as well as the
number of tags desired, by payment of
five cents for each tag, to be appended to
packages of 200 pounds or less. Pack
ages containing more than 200 pounds
will require special tag, which will be
prepared and charged for in proportion
to the excess over 200 pounds.
g. The fertilizers registered in the De-
partment in accordance with rule No.
and properly tagged, will not be liable
to the penalties provided under the act
establishing the Department of Agricul-
ture.
f. All fertilizers offered for sale to
be used for agricultural purposes in this
State" which have not been registered
in the Department in accordance with
rule No. l, and which have not been
tagged will be in violation of the said
act, and the penalty will be rigidly en-
forced.
5. Fertilizers registered in the Depart
ment will be sampled after the same have
passed from under the control of manufac-
turers. 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 Commis sion 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 GER
tifcate 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 caus, 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 analysed until the
same shall be published by the Commits
sioner.
When the samples are drawn by the
authorized agents of the Department the
following blanks will be filed up:
Name of fertilizer ....................
Registered or not........ ..................
Copy OF stamp or stencil on same ......
Where sample drawn ...................
Uneu ''''..... ,........ ...... .,,...,.. ..
Number OF packages in lot..................
Number sampled .................,.....
Cash price per ton ...............
lime price per ton ......... ...................
sealed number ..............................
certify that I took fair sample of the
above-named fertilizer at the time and
place named.
Agent for the Department
|, having the above-named fertilizer in
charge, do hereby certify that the sample
taken by -, agent for the De-