Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-13

directly from countries without The Uhitcu STATES
SIC. u. The term commercial fertilizers" as
used in this act shall be taken TO mean compounded
aud manufactured substances containing or repre-
scented TO contain tive or more ingredients mem
toned in section three of thus act, but shall not
apply to the separate ingredients used to manuiac-
ture the same when sold IN their pure condition, or
to bone meat, land plaster lime or any substance
the product OF nature which has not been COM
pounded.
SEC. I. A person who sells or keeps for sale
commercial fertilizer, the manufacturers or I'M
porters whereof have not complied with !he provi-
slons of sections one AMI two OF this act, and the
barrels, bags or packages, whereof, are not marked
Ailh leglbly printed iabes purporting to specify
the particulars required to be specified In such
labels by sectiohElhree Of this act, shall be fined
two hundred dol lars.
sEC $. The agent. in this state Of the manuiac-
turers or importers OF commercial fertilizer may
sell any commercial fertilizers in their possession
In this state at the time of the passage oil ths act
although the same is not labeled IN conformity
wi,h the provisions Of section two Of this act.
SEC. y. The chemist OF the university OF YER
mont and state agricultural college shall be ex-
ohicIo state chemist Tor the purposes named IN
this act.
tho state boari of agriculture by himself, or by
some suitable person, to be appointed for that pur.
pose, to draw at least three samples Il each year oil
each brand of fertilizer kept for sale in the state.
from stock in the hands OF the agents or dealers IN
the same, which drawings shall be made In the
presence Of al least Two witnesses, and Without
previous notice or information Of such drawing 10
The manufacturer, or agent, or ueaer In such Ter
tilIzer.
Each sample 30 drawn shall be divided into three
parts, and placed in tin glass vessels and care.
fully sealed, which shall each have label placed
thereon, stating the name OF the manufacturer OF
said sample, and the brand or trade mark under
which 1t Is sohi, from what agent or d. aler, and
when an where the same was drawn. which label
shall DO signed by the secretary or other person
drawing the same, ana by the witnesses present at
sai drawing aud sealing up Of said samples.
One Of said vessels containing ead samples shall
be kept by the agent or dealer, one shall be kept by
the secretary Of the board of agriculture, and one
shall be semitic the state chemist, who shall properly
anayse the same, and duly report TO the secretary
OF the board OF agriculture the result OF said anay-
SIS, stating the methods used by him to determine
the amounts Of potash, nitrogen, soluble reverte
aud insolube pho-phorc acri, and such amounts;
and said secretary Of the board Of agriculture shall
cause such reports to lie Published, giving the name
OF the chemist making, the same.
SIC. IL. II the secretary OF the state board Of
agriculture. or the State chemist making the analy-
ss, shai violate. or knowingly fall to perform his
duty, prescribed In said section, or shall collude
with any manufacturer Il, or agent or dealer In.
any fertilizer, to evade the provsions Of said seq
lions; % - TO injurs any nanufsctufsr u, agsnt