Show Fertilizers Show low Nitrogen 1 ro en Content on en Change in Labeling Regulations Regulations Regulations Regu Regu- lations Affects Northeastern Northeastern North North- eastern States I Prepared by the tho United stales Do Depart Department art tAn t- t meat ment of r l t li Service c fc An Important change In regulations regulations regula regula- for tor labeling fertilizers which will vill affect farmers of ot 12 northeastern northeast northeast- ern states Is the transfer from rom ammonia ammonia am am- monia content to nitrogen as the basis for labeling This change became became became be be- came effective January 1 In the New England states and In New York New Jersey Penns Pennsylvania Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware Maryland West Virginia says sas Dr Oswald Schreiner chief of the division of ot soil fertility bureau of chemistry and soils United States Department of Agriculture Ag Doctor Schreiner believes the change Is desirable from most points of ot view He lie points out that nitrogen In the ammonia form Is present In only a few of ot the fertilizer fer- fer materials which are common common- h y 11 uscu U 13 IS cut ent In several different forms In such uch fertilizer materials as sulphate of ot ammonia nitrate of soda sodar calcium c cyanamid calcium nitrate potassium potassIum lum nitrate ammonium phosphate fish meal cottonseed meal an and 1 other animal and plant prod by It Is thus desirable that the he name of or the element nitrogen and not the equivalent In one of ot the particular forms In which It occurs should appear on fertilizer labels The fact tact that 1 per cent of nitrogen Is s the equivalent of ot per cent of ammonia has bas also led to some confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion because of ot the indiscriminate use uso of ot the two terms as applied to o fertilizer fertilizer- content says Doctor Schreiner The new regulations require that the he percenta percentages es of ot plant food tood be stated In whole numbers and not In Infractions Infractions infractions fractions for all mixed fertilizers There will be printed on the bag a 8 simplified statement of ot the guarantee guaran guaran- tee te-e ee showing only the net weight and brand name Including the analysis analysts guaranteed percentage of ot nitrogen of ot available phosphoric acid and of potash and the name and address of the manufacturer |