Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-01
ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS.


ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS.
We have jus, received . copy Ct the
Report q the Maine Fertilizer Control
and Agricultural Expsrimen, Station In
this RePor; i given the analysis Of The
fertilizers usually sold in the State. made
in the months q April. May and June
isS5.
In speaking Of the objse, of the S'a-
ton. the Directors sAy:
The inspection OF the several brands OF
fertilizers sod In the State has f'r its OBJ
icCt (l) The comparison OF the actual COM
position OF these brands with The guaran.
teed composition. and (2) The determins-
ilon % their relative values. 10 carrying
out this inspection the fertilizers must oe
sampled In me hands of dealers or con.
sumsrs. analylcd. and their values oAlcu.
lated on the basis OF ruling commercial
prices SO fsr. forty.elghi samp.es have
n-vn examined, which we're selected IRON
twenty brands.
The value % The results Of Inspection
drp,uds primarily apon the sample. IL Is
ansolatsly necessary that The sample be
uslther batter nor worse than The goods,
but exactly thc sane; Tor otherwise either
thc manufacturer OF CONSUMER vii De
placed at disadvantage. 10 II not 80
.lmpic a matter o. obtain q correct sample
of a FERTILIZER a. some may Imagine, ani
ths provision of The AN that places The
ssmpung iu The hands OF The Director OF
thc station. or some person or PERSONS ne
may tvVurrr. ls wise one A. this giNc-
fair assurance that mi. part % The wofk
vii be- douc correctly with the Observance
20 certain prccaatious.
The samples. - Tar a. AnAlyGci, have
hecu sslsctrt ~ the foilOsing uamed gen
u,mrn-Prof wsltsr BAllentiue, Hoo. 4.
A GuD,Fi. liou. EiwAri wigg.n.
We give. ia full. the din,rsni insfe-
dieui. usually found in commercial fer
u.irsr.. together ~iih the dIasren, forms
Ia Which each may be found. and Ak
oar readers careful attention 70 this part
% ths Report. a. u sfflrds a hne explain
alton Of The dif,rrn, conditions Of the
cicmcnt.
vairaniE iSGEEniENrA
The lnsfrdl-ut. 90 commercial feriiiir.
ers. upon whlch both their Agricultural
,ui commercial values d'prui, are nitro
20. pausgaofic acii-in its thfcc iorms--
sni p1tash TIE only other ingfydlsbi.
thai afr ever fland ln Toe markets for AZ.
tlcuhural purposes. arr sulphuric acid Ani
lime. Ani those are ohtsinei 80 cheaply 10
plaster ani barred line that they mAy
properly b. Ignor,d iu e-timsiiug the con-
merclA value ~ . fcrti.ifrr that contains
thr other mach more valuable Ingredients.
NItrugsn may exist In mixed fsriiifrrs
iu tnros furms. VIZ. A. nitric acii, amno-
nla. ani iu tac orgauic fora. These forms
20 u.irogrn are sagplici from nitrate OF
.ris. salgaato % ammonia. drici blood,
d.h. etc. these bsiug the materials thai
manufacturers pat lnto mixed goods 10
order % furnish thc smkA percentage of
nitrogen which they contain. These nj
trsgeu0us frrtlurcfs are iu The markets,
ho~svsr. ln the unmised condition.
TIE three forms % phosphorus acid
fluni ln fcft.Irers are designated A. soil
lhie. reverted ant iuso'n1le.
The s1lah'e form u thA. Which u readily
dissolved On colo water, Ani u pfoilcel
- trcailng blnc. 90 some mineral paos-
paaie. wlia sulpAaric acii loil of VII
fio.I
TIE reverted form l. that which is 10.
soluble la water bgt L. suiaplc Ia ammoui'
an citrate This form hss, uneouotedJ,
usary u DOT quite ~ Agricultural vaiae ~
ne soia1le.
Tue available pho.Phouc scii i ihe
sum of the soll1lc sni reverted
The lusoiu lie form L. that Which 10 49,
mn mi "a Il
rate
Thers ar FERTILIZERS In The markets that
furnish 90 other vAluAble ingrcsilrnt than
pho.phoflc acid. such A. dissolved South
CAro'lnA rock AMI dissolved bone-blaek.
patash L. sappilef u mixei Fertilizers
~ ths usc 90 saipnate % potash, mufiste
% potash. anf ksiulie. For most par
poses lhe aar.ca'iursl valae OF these three
f5rms i practically The sane.
lustcai % baJing mixed feruiif~rs'
msuy farmers uow prefer 10 purchase the
unmKci standard goods that Are men'
uonei above ani DO their Own mlhins
This eau easily be done, aud this method
aas The advantage of allowing thv iArn"f
o. select thc Ingredients that be oays and
.uit them o. hls sPeclal needs, rAiher Than
1gy the three Ingredients mixed together
in ~hstsver proportions the manufactured
sce- dt % comPyuud them.
ANAiVsis
TIE meihois of analysis followed have
nssn those adopted BY the lAst convention
N Oh cial ch.mists, hsld in fhilaielphia'
10 August. las. snd are those which are
10 use 10 other cIp-fiment stations.
v,LUArioN TOR lssj.
TIE fOll0wing are the prices Al which
TIE nitrogen. paosphoflc acid sni potash
In commercial fertilizers are valued Tot
-. - -. nnIf.rn with The nrllas