Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-26

pnOSphOrlc acld ana one per cent Oh pOt-
ash, or a grade or analysis Of equal total
commercial value that the word stand
ard" shall not appear upon any bag or
other package of any d-phosphate-with
potash which shall contain, by it's guar
anteed analysis. less than IL per cent
available phosphoric acid and one per cent
potash, or a grade or analysis of equal
total commercial value; that the words
high grade" shall not appear upon any
bag or other package of any plain acid
phosphate which shall contain, by its
guaranteed analysis less than IA per cent
available phosphoric acid; and, lastly,
that the word standard" shall not APP
pear upon any bag or other package OF
any plain acid phosphate which shall con-
tain, 10y its guaranteed analysis, less than
y per cent available phosphoric acid.
1t is hereby provided that no complete
fertilizer. acid phosphate with potash,
acid phosphate with nitrogen, or plain
acid phosphate shall be offered for sale In
this state which contains less than II per
cent Of total plant food, namely; available
phosphoric acid nitrogen, when calculated
as ammonia and potash, either singly or
in combination, provided that in mixed
fertilizers there shall not be claimed less
than / per cent of potash and 81 per cent
nitrogen, when one or both are present in
the same mixture. 1t is further hereby pro-
vided, that no commercial fertilizers or
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IN this state which contains such an
amount of water as to render the handling
or manipulation of such fertilizers or fer
tilizer material difficult, or to cause the
clogging Of fertilizer distributors by rea-
son OF its bad mechanical condition. Such
wet or bad mechanical condition of any
fertilizer shall be carefully observed by all
fertilizer inspectors at the time of draw
ing their samples, and be reported along
with the sample to the commissioner of
agriculture, who, If he Cor in his absence
the state chemist) confirms the opinion of
the inspector, shall forbid the sale of that
lot so Inspected.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That all
manufacturers and manipulators, or
agents representing them, who have reg
istered their brands in compliance with
section of this act, shall forward to the
commissioner Of agriculture 9 request for
tax tags, stating that said tax tags are
to be used upon brands Of fertilizers and
fertilizer materials registered in accord
ance with this act, and said request shall
be accompanied with the sum of 10 cents
per ton as an inspection fee, whereupon
II shall be the duty of the commissioner
of agriculture to issue tag to parties APP
plying. who shall attach tag to each bag,
barrel or package thereof, which, when
attached to said package, shall be prima
facie evidence that the seller has complied
tags left in the possession of the manufac-
turer shall not be used for another season,
and shall not be redeemed by the depart
ment Of agriculture.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That it
shall not be lawful for any manufacturer
or company, either by themselves or their
agents, to offer for sale in this state any
fertilizer or fertilizer material that has
not been registered with the commission
err of agriculture as required by this act.
The fact that the purchaser valves the
inspection and analysis thereof shall be
no protection to said party selling or Of
fering the same for sale.
Sec. z. The guaranteed analysis of each
and every brand of fertilizer or fertilizer
material must, without exception, remain
uniform throughout the fiscal year for
which IL is registered and in no case, even
at subsequent registration, shah the grade
be lowered. although the proportion of the
! available constituents may be changed so
that the decrease of one constituent may
be compensated for in value by the in
/ crease Of the other or others. Such pro-
posed change must first receive the APP
proval of the commissioner of agriculture.
A brand name and, or, trademark regis
tered by one manufacturer shall not be
entitled to registration by another, and
the manufacturer having first registered
and used the said brand name and, or,
should said brand name and, OF, trade
mark not be offered for current registra-
ton at the time Nothing in this sec
ton shall be construed as debarring the
right Of any manufactures to establish his
ownership in, and prior right of registra-
ton of, any brand name and, or, trade
mark, whether said brand name and, or,
trademark had been previously register
ed or not.
Sec g. No person, company, dealer or
agents shall sell, expose or offer for sale
in this state any pulverized leather, raw,
steamed, roasted, or in any other form,
either as a fertilizer or fertilizer material.
or as a constituent of fertilizers, without
first making full and explicit statement of
the fact in registration with the commits
sioner of agriculture, and furnishing sat
isfactory proof that the nitrogen is suf-
hciently available and valuable for the
purpose for which sold.
Sec. Be 1t further enacted, That the COM
missioner of agriculture shall appoint
twelve inspectors of fertilizers, or so
many inspectors as, in said commission
er's judgment, may be necessary who
shall hold their offices for such time as
said commissioner shall I'm his judgment
think best for carrying out the provisions
of this act. The greatest compensation
that any inspector of fertilizers shall re-
ceive shall be at the rate of $S3 1-3 per
month and his actual expenses while in
the discharge of his duty as such in
spector. 1t shall be their duty to inspect
all fertilizers, acid phosphates, chemicals
cotton seed meal or other fertilizing ma
terial that may be found at any point
within the limits of the state. and go to
any point when so directed by the COM
missioner of agriculture, and shall see
that all fertilizer and fertilizer materials
are properly tagged.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted, That each Of
the inspectors Of fertilizers shall be pro-
vided with bottles of not less than eight
90 ounce capacity in which to place sam
Piles Of fertilizer and fertilizer materials
drawn by him, and 1t shall be the duty
of each inspector of fertilizers to draw,
with such an instrument as shall secure
a core from the entire length of the pack
age such samples of fertilizers and fer
tilizer materials as he may be directed by
the commissioner of agriculture to inspect
or that he may find uninspected and in
the performance of his duty he shall care
fully draw samples as follows:
In lots of ten packages or less, from
every package; in lots of 10 to 100 pack
ages. from not less than 10 per cent of
the entire number; and after thoroughly
mixing the samples so drawn, he shah,
by the method known as "quartering''
draw from such thoroughly mixed sam
Piles to sub-samples, and with them fill
two sample bottles, and shall plainly
write on label on said bottles the num-
Der Of said sample and shall also write
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