The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-22
A FERTILIZER LABEL,
The Agricultural Commissioners have
Fixed it.

1t was busy session the commissioners
of agriculture of the southern states
had at the Kimball yesterday says the
Constitution of Thursday
The purpose of their convention has
already been told They came to Atlanta
to negotiate with the fertilizer men OF the
south with reference to having a uniform
label put on the sacks of fertilizers for
the several states of the south to avoid
confusion. The benefits of this change
can easily be imagined. In some of the
southern states the labels on the gUano
sacks are very different, and this causes a
great deal of trouble in the state depart
ments of fertilizers and agriculture for
the reason that the labels Of the com
pound are apt to get mixed, to the injury
of the farnes.
If uniform tabulation is made then all
of the states can act together easily.
The commissioners met at the Kimball
yesterday morning and organized Mr..
Whitehead, the commissioner of Virginia,
was elected president of the meeting and
Mr.. Benjamin Carter, Of the Georgia de-
partment, was made secretary.
Mr.. Allison, commissioner Of Tennessee,
offered the following resolution:
Whereas We believe it would be advan-
tageous to the farmers of the southern states
were uniform system Of branding CONNER
cial fertiizees adopted be il
Resolved That the general assemblies ana
the commissioners OF agriculture of the south
ern states, where empowered, be requested
to adopt the following form
Name of brand Mum Der of pounds
Name of manufacturer-. Place Of manu-
facturer-. +
Guaranteed minimum analysis:
Moisture PIP fab Observation-Disclosures per cent
Total available phosphoric acid ... per cent
Total InSOluDlC DhOSDhOrlC acid per cent
Ammonia actual and potential ..... per cent
Potash k20 soluable In water....... per cent
Privilege tax paid.
The resolution was adopted by A unani-
nous vote of all the commissioners. This
is a tabulatiOn very similar to that al
ready required by the Georgia law.
ANOTHER RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Whitehead, Of Virginia, and was
adopted:
Whereas. It is the opinion of this confer
ence that uniform system of control and
regulation of the manufacture and sale Of
commercial fertilizers in the southern states
is important to both parties interested ia the
use Of fertilizers equally to the manufacture
and dealers as to the planter and farmer.
Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That Hon. r. + Nesbit, com
missioner OF agriculture Of Georgia, be ap-
pointed a committee TO draft a bill based
upon the principles Of the Georgia statute
upon consultation anu correspondence with
the commissioners OF the several states and
an examination Of the statutes Of said states
and that he is authorized to call convention
of the commissioners for said states for the
purpose OF having the said bill when per
fected. adopted by the legislatures Of the
several states
Resolved, further, That the commission
ers Of the several states forward to Commits
sioner Nesbit. as soon as practicable. copies
OF the acts of their states and the, rules and
regulations OF their departments
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON