Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-06-09
Rules and Regulations in Relation to the
Sale of Fertilizers.

Rules and Regulations IN neiatAoA ~ ING
Sale of Fertilizers.
The act establishing Department OF
Agriculture for the State of Virginia, pla-
COS in charge of the Commissioner all fer
tilizers ''sold to be used for agricultural
purposes in this State" The 5Sh section
of the act reads as follows:
"That the Commissioner shall Ds en-
powered to make all necessary rules ana
regulations for the purpose OF carrying
outthe design and intentions OF TINS act.
According to the provisions OF the act,
no person can offer for sale Ito be used for
agricultural purposes in this State any
fertilizers without first submitting fair
sample of the same to the said Commls-
siOner under rules prescribed by him. -
The penalty for violating this provision IS
mot less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than one thousand dollars for each
offence; one-half of such fine shall De paid
to the informer and the other half into the
Treasury of the State" To prevent trou
bic and litigation in the courts, to protect
manufacturers and dealers in fertilizers,
as we'll as the farmers, land TOR tue puf-
pose of carrying out the design and lnten-
ton" of the law, the following rules and
regulations are adopted:
l. Persons ling or proposing to sell
fertilizers $50 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 nanufac-
tured, the valuable constituents OF tha
fertilizer, and the number of packages to
the ton. These will be placed Oh record,
and from time to time will be sampled and
analysed.
Every package of fertilizer offered
''for sale. to be used for agricultural pur-
| poses in this Stats'' 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 in the hands of the Treasurer of
the State, who will furnish the same to
| persons selling or proposing to sell fertili
zers, on the warrant of the Commissioner
of Agriculture, showing the fact Of regis
tration, as well as the number of tags de-
sired. by the payment Of i've cents for
each tag, to be appended to packages
of 200 pounds or less. Packages contain
ing more than 200 pounds will require a
| special tag, which will be prepared and
| charged for in proportion to the excess
over 200 pounds.
| 8. The fertilizers registered In the De-
| partment in accordance with rule No. 1,
and properly tagged, will not be liable to
| the penalties provided under the act estab-
| fishing the Department of Agriculture.
| 4. All fertilizers offered s'for sale to be
used for agricultural purposes in this
State" which have not been registered in
| the nenarfmapt in aepordapnn with ru1a
No. l, and which have not been tagged,
will be in violation of the said act, and the
penalty will be rigidIy enforced.
5. Fertilizers registered In the Depart
nent will be sampled after the same have
passed from under the control of manu-
| facturers. Consequently no samples will
be received from the manufacturers or
their agents for analysis under this act.
| g. ALI samples of ertilizers will be drawn
by the Commissioner of Agriculture in
person, or by authorized agents The per-
son having the fertilizers in charge will be
requested to be present when the 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 know
ing the name or brand of the fertilizers
analysed until the same shall BIZ published
| by the Commissioner.
When the samples are drawn by the au
| thorized agents of the Department the
following blanks will be filed up:
Name of fertilizer ........
Registered or not. .........
Copy of stamp OF stencil on same..". .."...
Where sample drawn. ........ ......"....
! Number of packages in lot..-.. .......
Number sampled -. Sc. ....".. ....... ...s....
Cash price per ton......"
Time price per ton. .........
Sealed number ........ ...... ........
| certify that took a fair sample Of the
above named fertilizer at the time and
| place named.