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_ ANNUAL REPORT
· ANALYSES OF OFFICIAL
FERTILIZER SAMPLES
S ]ULY 1973 - ]UNE 1974
 
 
University of Kentucky
.l College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Division of Regulatory Services
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DIVISION OF REGULATORY SERVICES
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
H. F. Massey, Director
f Edward R. Lindstrom, Assistant Director
· W. J. Huffman*, Coordinator
h Fertilizer & Pesticide Programs
D. L. Terry, Coordinator
Fertilizer Program
Neville Hulette*, Auditor
Henry Spencer, Auditor
Y INSPECTION STAFF
Wilson M. Routt
Coordinator, Field Inspection Staff
Dewey S. Coffey Noel Johnston William K. Robertson
I Elmer Cottongim Wallace L. King Eugene G. Vanderpool*
Y Ben W. Cox Ellis Hugh Ray Samuel D. Whitehead
Y Claude E. Hensley
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_ LABORATORY
I Valva C. Midkiff, Chief Chemist
and Coordinator Chemical Laboratories
Elizabeth Brown Robert N. Price, In Charge,
Charles P. Miller Fertilizer Analysis
Ellen Perry Alan P. Thio, In Charge,
David Tompkins Pesticide Laboratory
Rodney Emerson**
DATA PROCESSING
Charles Boyd, Data Processing Specialist
Molly Dutina, Data Processing Assistant
This report compiled and prepared by W. J. Huffman and D. L. Terry with the
assistance of the Inspection, Laboratory, and Data Processing Staffs. Appre-
ciation is expressed to Mrs. Linda Lawson for her assistance in typing and
. assembling this manuscript.
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 CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ......................... 7
INSPECTION AND ANALVTICAL ALLOWANCES ................. 7
EXPLANATION OF TABLES ................. . .... 9
, TABLE T. RESULTS OF NITROGEN (N), AVAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID (APA), SOLUBLE
` POTASH (POT), AND EXCESS CHLORIDE (XS CL) ANALYSES OF OFFICIAL
FERTILIZER SAMPLES .................... I2
TABLE 2. AVERAGE ANALYSIS (AA), OVERALL PERCENT OF GUARANTEE ACHIEVED (% OF
- GUAR.), AND COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATION (CV) OF OFFICIAL FERTILIZER
SAMPLES OF CERTAIN GRADES AND COMPANIES ............. 44
TABLE 3. RESULTS OF THE SECONDARY AND MINOR ELEMENT ANALYSES OF OFFICIAL
· SAMPLES OF FERTILIZER. DEFICIENCIES ARE INDICATED WITH AN ASTERISK
"*" AND MISBRANDING WITH AN "M" ............... 5]
TABLE 4, RESULTS OF ANALYSES FOR N AND WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN (WIN) OF
OFFICIAL SAMPLES .................... 54
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) TABLE 5. COMPANIES REGISTERED TO SELL FERTILIZER IN KENTUCKY AS OF JUNE
I 30, T974 ....................... 55

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INTRODUCTION
This bulletin contains the results of analyses of 1509 official samples of commercial
fertilizer taken during the period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974 by the field
I inspection staff. These samples represented approximately 30,000 tons of fertilizer out
of the approximately 930,000 tons sold during this period. The regulatory laboratory made
1494 nitrogen, 1456 phosphorus, 1452 potassium, and about 500 chloride, secondary, and
minor element analyses on these samples. The results of the analysis for N, P 05, and _
K;0 in samples of mixed fertilizers and fertilizer materials are in Table 1. in indication
o the variation of the N, Pg0¥, and K20 found among the samples from a specific grade of
a specific manufacturer is in able 2. Table 3 contains the results of secondary and minor
element analyses and Table 4 contains the results of analyses of samples of organic materials.
INSPECTION AND ANALYTICAL ALLOWANCES
Tolerances are allowed to compensate for variations that may occur in sampling and
analysis only. It does not, nor is it intended to compensate for variation in the
manufacturing process. The manufacturer should compensate for variability in manufacturing
techniques and materials in calculating his formulation for a given analysis.
The following formula was used to identify those samples which were considered to be
"deficient" in N, Pg05, or K20:
* If “Found“ < "Guaranteed" — ("Guaranteed" x 0.03 + 0.4) then a deficiency existed.
In words this is: If the "Found" amount was less than the "Guaranteed" amount by
3% of the "Guaranteed" amount plus 0.4 then a deficiency existed. For example, the
tolerance on a 12% guarantee is 12 x 0.03 + 0.4 = 0.76. Any "Found" value of 11.23% or
less is declared deficient (12 - 0.76 = 11.24%). The relative value (RV) was deemed
deficient if it was 97 or below.
Fertilizers sold for use on field crop tobacco had to state a maximum chlorine
uarantee which could be no more than 1.5%. Samples were considered excessive in chlorine
(xs CL) if they analyzed more than 0.5 above the maximum guaranteed percentage.
‘ A product is considered deficient in sulfur (S), magnesium (M9), and boron (B) if the
sample analyzed less than 0.9 X "guarantee"; and, deficient in manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn)
if the sample analyzed less than 0.8 X "guarantee". The product was considered misbranded
if the sample analyzed as much or more than 2 X "guarantee" for all these elements.

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EXPLANATION OF TABLES
TABLE 1.
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` The information_given in this table should be useful in determining how nearly a
manufacturer meets the chemical guarantee stated on the label of the fertilizer repre-
sented by the samples listed. This may be done by comparing the "grade" with the
actual analysis listed under "N", "APA", and "POT". An additional way of comparing
guaranteed with the "found" analyses is with the relative value shown in the column
headed RV. The following example illustrates how this relative value is calculated.
A 5-10-15 fertilizer is guaranteed to contain 5% N, 10% P20 , and 15% K20. A
"guaranteed value" and a "found value" are computed for this fertilizer by assigning
arbitrary values to the individual nutrients as follows: 2 for N, 2 for PZOS, and 1
_ for K20. Thus the "guaranteed value" of the 5-10-15 is calculated as follows:
Element Guaranteed, % Factor Value
N 5.0 X 2 = 10.0
P205 10.0 X 2 = 20.0
X20 15.0 X 1 = 15.0
Total "guaranteed value" = 45.0
The same procedure is followed for "found values“, thus:
` Element Guaranteed, % Factor Value
> N 5.0 X 2 = 10.2
Pg05 10.2 X 2 = 20.4
KZO 15.1 X 1 = 15.1
Total "found value" = 45.7
The relative value (RV) is then computed by dividing the "found value" by the "guaranteed
value" and multiplying by 100: (45.7/45.0) x 100 = 101.6.
Those results marked with an asterisk (*) vary below the guarantee more than the
tolerance. Occasionally an analysis may be found that appears to be inconsistent in
its marking. For example, two samples that are guaranteed 10% P205 (APA) may both be
shown as containing 9.3%. One of these may have an asterisk (*) and the other not.
There are two factors that may cause this apparent difference:
(1) These tolerances are calculated by computer and applied to the laboratory analyses
before the data are rounded off to the nearest tenth of a percent. In the above
example, the laboratory found 9.27% for one sample and 9.33% for the other. The first
one would be marked (*) as deficient.
(2) The grade is written by using the largest whole number in the guarantee of each
ingredient. For example, a custom-mixed lot of fertilizer may be guaranteed 0-11.9-
11.2. The grade would be written 0-11-11. However, the tolerances are calculated on
the 11.9% and 11.2% guarantee. If this fertilizer analyzed 11.0% P205 and 10.9% KEO,
the 11.0% P205 would be marked (*) because this analysis is 0.9 percentage points elow
the 11.9% guarantee which is more than the tolerance. In some samples a deficiency in
one nutrient is accompanied by an overrun in another nutrient. This may be evidence
of improper mixing or weighing by the manufacturer. Extreme variations of this kind
cannot be wholly attributed to separation of materials (segregation) after the product
is bagged although this may be a factor. Excess of one nutrient will not be allowed
tt compensate for deficiency of another. The purchaser is entitled to receive the full
guarantee for all nutrients as expressed by the manufacturer's guaranteed analysis.
The column headed "NUM" lists the laboratory number of the particular sample. In
the column headed "X5 CL", an asterisk (*) indicates that the chlorine content of the
sample exceeded the maximum chlorine guarantee of the field crop tobacco fertilizer.
A S or M following the grade indicates source of K as sulfate or muriate, respectively.
The symbols, W/ME, following the grade indicates the sample was analyzed for one or
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TABLE 2.
The data in this table show the average analysis and coefficient of variation (CV)
for certain grades and the average percentage of guarantee and appropriate CV for all A
grades sampled for a particular company. An entry was made in this table for a company
when one grade was sampled 2 or more times and 10 or more total samples were obtained.
The coefficient of variation is proposed as a useful means for describing variation V
among samples. The method for doing this will be found in textbooks on statistics and
will be illustrated for 10 analyses of a material guaranteed to contain 5% nitrogen:
CV = (S/M) X 100
where S = standard deviation
M = average found analysis '
S = (ix? - gi x)?/n
n - 1
where X = an individual found analytical result
n = number of analyses
ln our example n = 10 and the 10 X's are 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.7, 5.5, 5.8, 5.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3.
M = (5.6 + 5.5 + ... + 5.3)/10 = 5.53
£X2= 5.62 + 5.52 +   + 5.32 = 306.49; (€X)2 = 3058.09 1
5 = V (306.49 - 3058.09/10)/9 = 0.275
CV = (0.275/5.53) X 100 = 5%
lf, in this example, there had been less variation or "scatter", the resulting percentage _
(CV) would have been smaller. lf there had been more variation, it would have been
larger. The CV varies directly with the range in values of analyses and inversely
with the average analysis.
No matter how much care is exerted in a fertilizer plant, an occasional "wild"
batch may appear and subsequently be sampled. Such batches are caused by unusual
circumstances such as putting the wrong fertilizer in bags labeled for another grade
or large errors in mixing or manipulation in the factory that cannot be said to represent
usual procedure. Computations that include such samples would only throw the coefficient
of variation as well as the average analysis completely out of line. They are judged
to be so abnormal they have not been included in these statistical determinations.
There were 22 samples reported in Table 1 that were excluded from the CV computations
reported in Table 2. As a basis for excluding these samples, the following rules were
generally followed:
l. Throw out any sample more than 120% or less than 80% in relative value except:
a. Those within j_20% of the average sample value, or
b. when the variation of all the samples values is such that the questionable
sample appears to fit a nonnal distribution pattern.
2. Throw out any sample whose ratio of ingredients differs strongly from the balance
of samples of that grade. These may include samples:
a. whose ratio strongly suggests an entirely different grade of fertilizer, or
b. where two or more of its ingredients are higher or lower by 20% or more of
the extreme values of the remaining normal samples.

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TABLE `I. RESULTS OF NITROGEN (N), AVAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID (APA), SOLUBLE
POTASH (POT), AND EXCESS CHLORIDE (XS CL) ANALYSES OF OFFICIAL
FERTILIZER SAMPLES. Deficiencies in N, APA, POT, and RV and excess- 4*
ive chioride are noted with an asterisk (*).
 
AGRIC0 CHEMICAL C0 TULSA OKLA
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
4-16- 45 34278 4.1 15.2 4.9 99
5-10-155 34257 5.6 10.2 15.5 105
5-10-155 34260 5.4 10.2 14.8 * 102
5-10-155 34342 5.3 10.2 15.5 * 103 i
5-10-155 34366 5.0 10.4 14.8 101
5-10-155 34560 5.6 10.1 15.5 104
5-10-155 34789 5.4 10.3 15.2 104
5-10-155 H/ME 34121 5.3 10.7 14.9 104
5-20-20M 33767 5.5 19.5 19.8 100
5-20-20M 33785 5.6 19.7 19.8 100
5-20-20M 33939 5.5 19.5 18.7* 98
5-20-20M 34111 5.3 19.1 19.3 97*
5-20-20M 34262 5.5 20.0 19.8 101 4
5-20-20M 34283 5.5 19.5 19.8 99
5-20-20M 34870 5.5 18.9* 19.9 98
5-20-20M 34989 5.2 19.5 19.8 99
5-20-20M 35131 5.3 19.4 19.7 99
10-10-1OM 33999 10.3 11.3 9.8 106
10-10-10M 34261 10.6 10.4 10.2 104 I
10-10-20M 34654 10.4 9.9 20.0 101
10-10-205 34282 10.1 10.1 20.9 102
10-10-205 34379 10.2 10.0 20.6 102 Ll
10-10-205 34485 10.3 9.7 20.0 100
10-10-205 34569 10.5 10.0 20.0 102
10-10-205 35132 10.3 10.3 19.5 * 101
10-10-205 N/ME 34277 10.3 9.9 20.7 102
10-10-205 N/ME 34320 10.2 9.8 20.6 101
10-10-205 H/ME 34632 10.6 9.8 20.1 101
18-46- 0 34955 18.0 46.2 0.0 100
20-20- 0 33610 19.4 19.9 0.0 98
28- 0- 0 34645 28.4 0.0 0.0 101
32- 0- 0 34210 31.7 0.0 0.0 99
32- 0- 0 34667 29.8* 0.0 0.0 93*
34- 0- 0 34156 34.4 0.0 0.0 101 *
34- 0- 0 34527 34.0 0.0 0.0 100
82- 0- O 34644 82.2 0.0 0.0 1C0
AGRICO CHEMICAL C0 CECILIA KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT X5 CL RV
2-10-11M 33611 3.9 17.4 15.4 149
5-10-155 34489 5.5 10.5 14.9 104
5-10-155 34497 5.3 11.4 14.8 107
5-12-15M 35006 1.0* 22.8 19.5 137
5-12-15M 35015 6.3 15.7 14.2 119
5-20-20M 34490 6.1 20.0 19.3 102
5-20-20M 34496 5.9 21.8 19.1 106
5-20-20M 34652 7.3 27.8 14.9* 121
5-20-20M 34956 5.5 22.2 15.2* 101
6-24-24M 34653 6.4 25.5 23.1 103
10-10-10M 34284 11.3 16.0 11.5 132
10-10-10M 34486 10.7 10.6 10.7 107
10-10-10M 34491 10.5 10.2 9.9 102
10-10-10M 34493 11.0 11.0 10.0 108
10-10-10M 34568 16.4 16.0 9.6 148
10-10-10M 34570 10.2 9.8 10.7 101

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'AGRICO CHEMICAL CO CECILIA KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
, 15-15-15M 34543 14.5 15.8 14.2 100
AGRICO CHEMICAL C0' CLARKSON KY
7 GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
` 7-17-17M 34665 6.0* 15.0* 16.7* 87*
12-24-24M 34666 12.2 21.6* 27.5 97*
.AGRICO CHEMICAL CO CLAY KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
E 0-18-36M 33585 0.0 20.7 34.2* 105
7-18-36M 34814 7.6 18.5 36.1 103
AGRICO CHEMICAL CO FREDONIA KY
I GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
10-26-26M 34704 10.9 27.7 24.9 104
* 10-30-20M 33566 11.2 32.2 18.3* 103
AGRICO CHEMICAL C0 HARTFORD KY
L GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
10-26-25M 34966 8.8* 21.9* 32.2 94*
.AGRICO CHEMICAL CO HENDERSON KY .
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
O·23-30M 34811 0.0 20.2* 34.7 99
“ 0-23-3OM 34812 0.0 23.6 30.6 102
4-16-28M 34401 4.7 18.0 35.3 119
6-24-24M 33573 6.4 25.7 16.8* 97*
6-24-24M 34130 5.8 22.3* 23.0 94*
1 6-24-24M 34396 5.1* 22.5* 25.5 96*
6-24-24M 34399 6.3 23.8 23.9 100
_ 6-24-24M 34630 4.8* 21.1* 27.8 95*
\ 6-24-24M 34633 5.9 24.9 21.8* 99
6-26-26M 33546 8.1 28.9 20.6* 104
W 7-18-36M 34631 8.8 21.8 28.9* 105
8-21-27M 33547 6.8* 18.8* 32.2 96*
9-23-23M 34232 7.5* 18.7* 27.1 91*
15-15-15M 34233 12.8* 15.2 16.9 97*
15-15-15M 34400 12.5* 15.5 20.4 102
AGRICO CHEMICAL CO HODGENVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
10-26-26M 34672 10.1 25.3 27.4 99
10-26-26M 34673 9.8 27.8 28.1 104
10-26-26M 34674 9.8 24.9* 28.0 98
10-26-26M 34675 10.9 27.7 24.2* 102
28- 0- O 35119 27.9 0.0 0.0 99
AGRIC0 CHEMICAL C0 HORSE CAVE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
3- 9-15S 34838 4.7 11.8 18.9 122
3·1C·15S 34899 3.8 9.5 21.3 112
_ 7-20-20M 35012 9.3 23.9 13.1* 105
9- 9-13S 34900 8.6 12.2 12.0* 108
13- 8-12M 34901 7.6* 5.2* 10.3* 66*
AGRICO CHEMICAL CO IRVINGTON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
‘ 8-10-10M 34651 9.4 8.7* 8.0* 94*
9-23-20M 34655 9.1 22.4 18.8* 97*
AGRIC0 CHEMICAL CO MADISONVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
0·15-40M 34705 0.0 18.4 34.7* 102
I 9-23-30M 34706 9.6 23.5 29.5 102
30- 0- 0 34807 30.4 0.0 0.0 101
15-26- 0 33598 15.0 23.4* 0.0 93*
19-33- 0 33518 19.6 33.9 0.0 101

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AGRICD CHEMICAL C0 MDRGANFIELD KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
3- 9- 9M 34871 3.0 9.0 9.5 101 ·’
3- 9- 9M 34872 3.2 8.9 9.5 102
3-10-10M 34939 3.7 10.0 10.5 103 2
10- 5- 5M 33640 9.4 5.7 6.0 103
12- 6- 8M 34125 13.1 8.9 6.2* 114
AGRICO CHEMICAL C0 DHENSBDR0 KY j"
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV _
5-12-12M 34398 5.0 12.3 12.5 102 °
5-20-30M 33574 0.4* 25.3 28.0* 99
6-15-4OM 35044 6.5 16.5 38.7 103 :·
6-24-24M 33505 6.5 27.4 17.5* 102
6-24-24M 34707 7.4 23.8 23.1 102 I
6-24-24M 34708 5.9 27.6 24.9 109
9-23-30M 34804 7.2* 18.2* 35.8 92*
AGRIC0 CHEMICAL C0 RUSSELLVILLE KY =·"
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV _
6-24-24M 33521 5.5 20.8* 27.5 95* *
15-15-15M 33522 17.1 19.9 11.0* 113
15-15-15M 33980 15.8 16.5 13.7* 104 =
AGRIC0 CHEMICAL C0 STURGIS KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
22- 0-30M 34027 21.3* 0.0 32.1 99
A E. L FARM SERVICE. INC. LAWRENCEBURG KV
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV I
21- 0-22M 34689 22.3 0.0 21.0* 100
ALLEN C0. FARMERS SERVICE SCOTTSVILLE KY  
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV 4
5-11-11M 33670 4.4* 8.0* 8.4* 75* ·
ARKLA CHEMICAL CORP. LITTLE ROCK AR ‘
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
7-28-28*4 33542 7.4 28.6 25.3* 99
14-14-14M 33684 13.9 14.5 15.4 103
34- 0- 0 34198 33.6 0.0 0.0 99
34- 0- 0 34857 33.4 0.0 0.0 98
ASKEN FARM SERVICE HUPKINSVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV *‘
3-13-25M 33567 3.8 13.3 25.8 101
33- 0- 0 34402 33.5 0.0 0.0 100
E M BAILEY DISTRIBUTING C0 BANDANA KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV ;
21- 3-10M 34830 21.8 2.7* 9.9 100
E M BAILEY DISTRIBUTING C0 MAYFIELD KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
20- 4-12M 34826 19.2 3.4* 11.9 95*
20- 4-12M 34865 19.8 3.1* 13.0 98 .
BIG 4 FERT 8 CHEM C0. BARDSTOWN KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
7- 9-13S 34599 10.6 11.9 22.8 145
7-18-18M 34595 9.5 18.9 19.3 109
25- 0-15M 34600 28.0 0.0 10.5* 102 '
BISHOP CU ATT MR CLIFF LIGHT LEBANON PA
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
12- 4- 8M H/ME 34351 12.4 5.0 8.6 108
7- O- 0 34967 7.4 0.0 0.0 105 _

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GRADE NUM N APA PDT X5 CL RV
m 8- 8-13M 34841 9.0 8.7 12.9 102
BURLEY BELT FERTILIZER C0. LEXINGTON KY.
[ GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
0-18-36M 34373 0.0 19.9 29.4* 96*
4-16- 45 34056 4.9 14.1* 6.3 * 101
1 5-10-10M 34327 5.9 11.6 9.9 112
5-10-155 33883 5.5 9.6 14.8 100
E 5-10-155 34036 4.9 9.8 15.7 100
5-10-155 34060 5.4 9.8 14.8 100
I 5-10-155 34137 5.2 9.7 15.1 100
I 5-10-155 34150 5.2 9.5 14.9 * 98
» 5-10-155 34179 5.1 9.8 15.0 99
` 5-10-155 34185 5.2 9.1* 15.9 99
5-10-155 34302 5.5 9.3 15.8 101
2 5-10-155 34312 5.1 10.1 14.8 100
5-10-155 34334 4.9 10.0 14.9 99
A 5-10-155 34367 5.2 10.1 14.9 101
5-20-20M 33681 5.1 19.0* 20.2 98
5-20-20M 34059 5.4 20.3 17.8* 99
Q 5-20-20M 34941 5.7 21.4 19.3 105
6- 6-185 34432 6.6 7.8 16.3* 107
6- 6-185 34433 7.5 8.5 16.0* 115
6-12-12M 34328 6.3 12.3 10.0* 99
6-12-12M 34330 6.2 12.1 10.8* 99
` 6-12-12M 34409 5.9 12.8 10.6* 100
L 6-12-185 33682 6.0 11.9 18.2 100
6-12-185 34139 6.0 11.8 17.8 99
6-12-185 34273 6.0 11.4 18.6 99
· 6-12-185 34528 6.1 11.7 17.9 99
6-24-12M 34693 7.0 26.1 12.0 108
8-10-155 34919 8.2 9.5 14.6 98
10-10-10M 33884 10.0 10.0 9.9 100
10-10-10M 34057 10.2 9.4 9.9 98
10-10-10M 34122 10.0 10.1 10.2 101
10-10-IOM 34180 9.7 9.3* 10.8 98
10-10-10M 34303 9.6 12.2 9.3* 106
10-10-IOM 34329 9.5 12.4 10.4 108
10-10-10M 34332 9.7 10.1 9.8 99
10-10-10M 34368 10.0 10.2 9.9 100
' 10-10-10M 34370 8.4* 10.9 11.4 100
I0-10-10M 34408 9.4 10.2 9.0* 96*
10-10-10M 34529 9.5 10.2 9.9 99
1L-10-10M 34751 10.2 10.2 8.0* 97*
10-10-10M 34946 11.1 9.6 8.7* 100
_ 10-10-155 33881 10.7 10.4 15.1 104
10-10-155 34058 8.9* 10.7 15.9 100
10-10-155 34271 10.0 9.8 15.4 100
10-20-iOM 33882 8.8* 19.8 21.6 98
15-15-15M 34940 16.1 12.4* 13.3* 94*
` 16- 8- 8M 34975 15.4 8.6 7.6 99
18-46- 0 34371 18.0 45.6 0.0 99
25-25- 0 34300 25.0 22.8* 0.0 96*

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BURLEY BELT CHEMICAL CO. LONDON KY.
GRADE NUM N APA POT X5 CL RV _
0-20-20M 34070 0.0 17.7* 19.8 92* '
0-20-20M 34311 0.0 17.4* 22.7 96*
5-10-155 33989 4.7 9.8 16.0 100 Q
5-10-155 34309 5.0 9.9 15.3 100
5-10-155 34350 5.1 9.8 15.7 101 ,
5-10-155 34355 4.9 9.6 15.1 98 *
5-10-155 34679 5.1 9.8 14.8 99 2
5-20-20M 33560 5.4 18.9* 19.0* 97*
5-20-20M 33675 5.1 19.2 20.1 98 _
6- 6-185 33919 6.3 6.6 17.4 103 F
6-12-12M 33676 6.0 12.3 12.3 102
6-12-12M 33916 6.2 11.5 12.0 98 1
6-12-12M 34310 5.9 11.9 11.8 99
6-12-185 33992 6.0 11.1* 17.8 96* _
6-12-185 34945 7.0 11.1* 17.2 99 *4
6-12-185 H/ME 33920 5.8 11.0* 17.6 95* X
6-12-185 H/ME 34293 5.9 11.1* 16.8* 94*
6-12-185 W/ME 34294 5.9 11.7 18.1 99
10-10-10M 33511 9.7 9.6 9.5 96* g
10-10-10M 33874 9.3* 9.8 10.8 98
10-10-10M 34047 9.6 9.9 10.0 98
10-10-10M 34071 9.4 9.8 10.7 98
10-10-10M 34117 9.8 9.8 10.2 98
10-10-10M 34532 10.0 10.2 7.7* 96*
10-10-10M 34944 9.5 9.0* 10.0 94*
10-10-155 33777 10.0 10.0 15.3 101
10-10-155 33875 9.4 10.6 15.8 101
10-10-155 33993 10.1 9.3* 15.0 97* °
16- B- 8M 34541 15-4 8.3 6.7* 97*
33- O- O 35109 33.0 0.0 0.0 99
BURLEY BELT CHEMICAL CO FERGUSON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
0-20-20M W/ME 34358 0.0 19.4 19.1 96*
5-10-15M 33739 5.0 9.5 14.8 98
5-10-155 33841 5.2 9.4 14.3 97*
5-10-155 33850 5.4 9.9 14.9 101
5-10-155 33873 5.3 9.4 14.8 98
5-10-155 33987 4.9 9.7 13.8* 95*
5-10-155 34154 6.3 9.5 14.1* 101
5-10-155 34359 5.0 9.6 14.8 97* 2
5-10-155 34390 5.3 9.8 14.8 100
5-10-155 34455 5.3 9.7 14.9 99
5-10-155 34845 5.2 10.1 13.3* 96
5-10-155 34860 8.8 19.2 15.9 160
5-20-20M 33715 5.1 20.4 18.5* 99
5-20-20M 33774 6.2 20.3 17.5* 101
5-Z0-20M 33776 4.9 19.9 20.3 100
5-20-20M 33820 5.2 20.0 19.8 100
5-20-20M 33824 5.2 21.0 18.6* 101 ,
5-20-2OM 33844 5.1 18.4* 20.8 97*
5-20-20M 34046 5.3 18.8* 20.7 98
5-20-20M 34105 5.0 19.3 20.5 99
5-20-20M 34107 5.4 19.0 20.0 98
5-20-20M 34449 5.1 19.5 19.8 98
5-20-20M 34453 5.1 20.5 18.6* 100
5-20-20M 34863 5.4 20.2 20.7 103
5-20-20M H/ME 34298 5.3 21.0 18.4* 101

 ANALYSIS OF OFFICIAL FERTILIZER SAMPLES IN KENTUCKY JULY I973 — JUNE I974
TABLE I. (Continued)
 
BURLEY BELT CHEMICAL CG FERGUSON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
6-12-12M 33988 5.9 11.9 11.8 99
6-12-12M 34454 5.9 11.8 12.1 99
6-12-185 H/ME 33821 5.7 11.5 17.4 96*
6-12-18S H/ME 34383 5.8 11.5 17.8 97*
10-10-10M 33506 9.9 10.1 9.8 99
10-10-10M 33740 9.9 9.7 9.9 98
10-10-IOM 33840 9.9 9.7 10.1 98
10-10-10M 33849 9.7 9.7 9.9 97*
10-10-10M 33866 9.7 9.5 9.9 97*
10-10-10M 34101 9.7 9.6 10.1 97*
10-10-10M 34106 9.8 9.4 9.8 96*
10-10-10M 34155 9.6 9.6 10.5 97*
10-10-10M 34243 9.9 10.6 11.4 105
* 10-10-10M 34360 9.7 10.2 9.9 99
10-10-10M 34389 10.6 9.6 9.2* 99
10-10-10M 34447 10.8 10.2 9.9 104
10-10-10M 34624 10.8 8.6* 9.1* 96*
10-10-10M 34678 9.7 8.9* 9.8 94*
10-10-10M 34850 10.0 10.0 7.9* 96*
10-10-1OM 34851 9.4 9.4 9.8 95*
10-10-15S 34847 8.9* 10.0 15.4 97*
15-15-15M 34382 13.1* 13.1* 15.1 90*
15-15-15M 34844 14.1* 16.5 13.0* 99
15-15-15M 34862 11.9* 14.7 16.5 93*
15-15-15M 34984 14.8 14.3 16.4 100
33- 0- 0 34861 33.4 0.0 0.0 100
CAMPBELLSVILLE CROP SERVICE CAMPBELLSVILLKY.
GRADE NUM N APA PUT XS CL RV
13-12-IBM 34721 15.0 10.7* 19.2 100
17-17-17M 34504 16.1* 10.5* 25.2 89*
DONALD CARNEY 8 SON SPRINGFIELD KY
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
12-15-22M N/ME 34683 12.8 13.6* 23.9 98
CAUDILL SEED C0. SHELBYVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
10- 5- 5M 33595 10.2 6.3 4.8 107
10- 5- 5M 33623 10.3 5.4 4.8 103
12-15-235 34779 10.1* 11.1* 29.7 90*
17-17-17M 34780 18.5 16.9* 17.1 99
18- 9- 9M 34778 17.1 9.6 9.0 99
CHILEAN NITRATE SALES CORP. NEW YORK N Y
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
15- 0-14 35010 15.2 0.0 13.5 101
15- 0-14 35050 14.8 0.0 13.5 98
15- 0-14 35027 15.1 0.0 13.5 99
CHRISTIAN COUNTY SUPPLY CO. HOPKINSVILLE KY.
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
3- 9- 6M 33614 10.0 6.2* 3.5* 113
3-10-10M 33569 5.6. 14.9 9.5 138
5-20-20M 34698 10.7 26.4 16.8* 130
10-10-10M 34867 15.3 4.5* 9.0* 97*
11-11-17M 34699 9.5* 11.7 19.2 95*
28-28- 0 34696 28.9 29.3 0.0 104
CIRCLE 0 FARM CENTER MARION KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
3- 9- 9M 33534 3.1 9.7 9.3 106
3- 9- 9M 34937 2.9 10.1 8.2* 103

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TABLE T. (Continued) ·
 
CIRCLE O FARM CENTER MARION KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
4-12-12M 34843 4.3 12.0 10.7* 98
4-12-12M 34938 4.2 11.9 13.6 104 ·
10-34- 0 34810 9.3 30.7* 0.0 91*
10-34- 0 33703 10.0 33.5 0.0 99
12- B- 8M 33702 11.9 8.4 8.4 102
CRAFTON 8 DUNCAN INC HENDERSON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
3-11-19 34998 4.2 10.3* 18.4* 92*
5-15-25M 33540 4.9 13.8* 26.8 99
12-10-17M 33539 11.6 10.0 18.9 98
16- 7-12M 34808 17.4 7.4 12.7 104
ELANCO PRODUCTS COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS IND.
GRADE NUM N APA POT X5 CL RV
30- 4- 4M 34354 30.3 4.2 4.8 102 ·
30- 4- 4M 34741 29.0 4.9 3.8 100
FARMER CHEMICAL C0. HARRISON TN
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
28- 0- O 34720 28.8 0.0 0.0 103
28- 0- 0 34958 28.6 0.0 0.0 102
34- 0- 0 34659 34.0 0.0 0.0 99
34- 0- 0 34859 33.9 0.0 0.0 98
34- 0- 0 34964 33.2 0.0 0.0 96
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC. KANSAS CITY M0.
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
6-24-24M 34008 6.4 23.9 23.9 101
6-24-24M 34011 6.2 23.9 24.1 100
B-32-16M 34748 8.3 31.5 16.3 100
33- 0- 0 34096 33.6 0.0 0.0 100
FAYETTE SEED C0 LEXINGTON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
4-12- 8M 34208 6.4 10.9* 9.0 109
16- 8- 8M 34207 15.1* 7.6 8.6 96*
FEDERAL CHEMICAL CO. LOUISVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
0-20-20M 33591 0.0 20.0 22.4 104
0-25-25M 34112 0.0 22.5* 23.6* 91*
0-25-25M 34407 0.0 23.3* 22.7* 92*
0-25-25M 34535 0.0 24.0 19.9* 91*
4-12-16M H/ME 34459 4.3 12.0 16.0 101
4-16- 45 33694 4.7 17.8 9.4 * 123
4-16- 4S N/ME 33962 4.3 15.0* 7.2 * 104
5-10-15S 33495 5.4 9.4* 14.7 100
5-10-155 33731 4.3* 9.6 14.8 95*
5-10-155 33842 5.2 11.7 15.6 * 110
5-10-155 33857 4.6 8.9* 15.3 94*
5-10-155 34019 4.3* 10.0 14.2* 95*
5-10-155 34176 5.5 9.0* 15.6 99
5-10-15S 34246 5.5 9.7 15.2 101
5-10-155 34318 4.8 9.8 14.8 98
5-10-155 34321 5.1 9.9 15.1 100
5-10-155 34602 4.9 10.7 14.1* * 101
5-10-155 34894 4.3* 11.5 12.4* 97*
5-10-155 34923 3.3* 14.3 15.8 * 114
5-10-155 34926 3.7* 14.4 17.3 * 119
5-20-20M 33519 6.8 18.0* 16.8* 95* ·
5-20-20M 33544 5.5 19.6 18.8* 99
5-20-20M 33552 5.8 20.1 19.0* 101

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_ABLE I. (Continued)
\EDERAL CHEMICAL C0. LOUISVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA PUT X5 CL RV
5-20-20M 33559 5.4 20.4 19.6 102
5-20-20M 33588 5.5 18.2* 18.6* 94*
5-20-20M 33590 5.0 20.2 20.0 100
5-20-20M 33686 5.0 19.3 20.4 99
_ 5-20-20M 33730 4.9 19.9 20.5 100
5-20-20M 33838 5.0 20.6 19.9 102
5-20-20M 33855 4.9 20.0 19.2 98
5-20-20M 34001 4.7 20.0 18.5* 97*
5-20-20M 34018 5.0 20.0 18.9* 98
\ 5-20-20M 34109 4.8 19.2 20.0 97*
5-20-20M 34170 5.1 19.1 19.9 98
5-20-20M 34191 5.2 20.2 19.8 101
5-20-20M 34291 5.1 19.9 19.8 100
5-20-20M 34380 8.5 15.0* 16.8* 91*
5-20-20M 34637 4.6 20.6 20.9 102
` 5-20-20M 34797 4.2* 22.6 17.2* 101
5-20-20M 34813 4.7 19.8 20.0 98
5-20-20M 34842 4.5 20.4 20.2 100
5-20-20M 34892 4.7 19.7 20.5 99
5-20-20M 34924 3.6* 19.8 16.6* 90*
5-20-20M 34925 3.9* 18.3* 22.6 96*
5-20-20M 34973 4.7 18.9* 19.3 95*
5-20-20M 35005 5.1 20.7 19.8 102
6-12-12M 33527 5.6 14.5 13.3 112
6-12-12M 33592 6.6 11.4 12.9 102
6-12-12M 33729 6.2 12.4 11.8 102
6-12-12M 33931 6.0 12.9 11.8 103
6-12-12M 34020 5.5 12.4 12.3 100
6-12-12M 34031 7.3 11.8 12.1 104
6-12-12M 34832 5.4* 11.7 11.8 96*
6-12-12M 35003 6.0 12.1 11.2* 99
6-24-24M 33496 5.8 24.4 23.5 100
6-24-24M 33699 5.9 23.2 25.7 100
6-24-24M 33701 7.1 21.7* 22.7* 95*
6-24-24M 33786 5.9 24.7 23.8 101
6-24-24M 33903 5.8 23.7 23.8 98
6-24-24M 34015 6.6 25.2 23.0 103
6-24-24M 34108 6.1 23.9 23.8 100
6-24-24M 34131 6.6 23.4 23.2 99
9-10-15S 33968 9.0 10.7 14.8 102
9-10-155 34024 7.1* 11.9 11.1* 92*
9-10-155 34061 8.4 10.3 15.1 * 99
. 9-10-155 34151 9.0 10.5 15.2 102
9-10-155 34218 9.0 - 10.3 13.9* * 99
I 9-10-15S 34244 8.1* 10.1 14.8 97*
‘ 9-10-15S 34269 8.7 9.8 16.6 101
9-10-155 34468 8.8 10.8 15.0 102
10-10-10M 33497 9.8 10.0 11.4 102
10-10-10M 33589 9.5 9.9 11.0 100
10-10-10M 33593 9.9 10.4 11.0 103
10-10-10M 33695 9.9 9.4 10.1 97*
10-10-1OM 33712 9.4 11.4 10.9 105
10-10-10M 33778 9.8 9.8 10.0 99
10-10-10M 33843 10.0 10.1 11.4 103
10-10-10M 33930 10.4 11.2 10.4 107
10-10-10M 34000 9.6 10.9 10.8 104
‘ 10-10-10M 34021 10.6 9.6 11.4 103

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TABLE I. (Continued) `
FEDERAL CHEMICAL C0. LOUISVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA PUT XS CL RV
10-10-10M 34022 10.2 9.8 10.5 101
10-10-10M 34030 10.5 9.2* 12.3 103
10-10-10M 34068 10.3 9.7 11.8 104
10-10-10M 34164 10.6 9.2* 11.2 102
10-10-10M 34217 10.3 10.0 10.7 102 _
10-10-10M 34245 9.5 9.9 9.9 97*
10-10-IOM 34247 8.8* 10.5 11.2 100
10-10-10M 34500 7.1* 11.5 14.0 103
10-10-10M 34522 9.6 10.8 12.3 106
10-10-IOM 34736 10.2 9.9 10.3 101 /
10-10-10M 34974 6.3* 11.5 12.9 97* -
10-10-155 34270 9.1* 11.7 15.7 * 104
10-10-155 H/ME 33961 9.3* 11.5 15.3 * 103
10-10-15S H/ME 34190 9.0* 11.4 15.7 * 103
12-12-12M 34023 9.7* 11.9 13.8 95*
12-12-12M 34189 11.1* 12.7 12.2 100
12-12-12M 34317 11.2* 11.4 12.6 96*
13-13-13M 33827 13.0 12.9 13.3 100
13-13-13M 33938 13.1 13.8 13.1 103 ·
FEDERAL CHEMICAL LOUISVILLE KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
20-10- 5M 34072 20.8 10.3 6.9 106
FEDERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY NASHVILLE TENN
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
5-10-15S 34583 5.1 10.1 14.9 100
5-20-20M 33549 5.1 19.8 20.5 100
5-20-20M 34584 5.2 19.1 20.5 99
5-20-20M 34970 4.5 19.9 19.7 98
6-12-12M 34971 4.2* 11.4 13.2 92*
6-24-24M 33531 5.4 22.4* 23.3 94*
6-24-24M 33551 5.9 24.1 23.0 99
10-I0-10M 33548 10.3 10.7 10.3 104
10-10-10M 33728 7.2* 11.4 11.5 98
10-IO-10M 34251 10.3 10.5 10.1 103
15-15-15M 33550 14.6 14.8 15.3 99
15-15-15M 33597 14.7 14.7 14.8 98
FRASIER SUPPLY C0. GLASGOW KY.
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
5-10-10M 34616 5.4 9.7 10.3 101
5-10-15S 34286 5.0 9.9 16.4 103
5-10-155 34288 6.3 12.1 8.0* 100
5-10-15S 34325 5.0 10.0 15.5 101
5-10-15S 34344 3.2* 7.1* 23.4 98 ·
5-10-15S 34413 5.6 10.3 15.6 105
5-10-15S 34617 4.9 10.2 14.8 100 I
5-10-155 34661 5.6 11.0 11.2* 99 '
5-10-15S 34835 5.2 9.2* 18.2 104
10-10-10M 33510 9.7 12.0 12.0 111
10-10-IOM 33760 10.4 10.6 8.9* 102
10-10-10M 34287 9.3* 9.4 11.7 98
10-10-IOM 34290 10.1 10.2 9.9 101
10-10-10M 34326 9.7 10.0 8.7* 96*
10-10-10M 34346 8.3* 8.2* 13.1 92*
I0-10-10M 34410 10.2 10.3 10.3 102
10-10-10M 34412 10.0 10.4 9.0* 100
10-10-10M 34554 8.9* 8.6* 14.7 99
10-10-10M 34563 9.5 10.1 11.9 102

 ANALYSIS OF OFFICIAL FERTILIZER SAMPLES IN KENTUCKY JULY 1973 - JUNE `I974 2`I
ABLE 1. (Continued)
VRASIER SUPPLY C0. GLASGOW KY.
é GRADE NUM N APA, POT XS CL RV
10-10-10M 34566 9.4 10.3 10.6 100
10-10-10M 34618 10.2 9.5 10.1 99
10-10-10M 34836 8.6* 10.8 11.7 101
10-10-10M 34906 9.9 11.0 9.9 103
10-10-10M 35071 10.0 9.2* 10.9 99
28- 0- 0 34662 28.4 0.0 0.0 102
28- 0- 0 34663 28.4 0.0 0.0 101
29- 0- 0 34664 29.1 0.0 0.0 101
REE FLON FERTILIZER C0. MAUMEE DH
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
10-10-10M 34709 10.5 9.1* 10.4 99
10-10-10M 34718 10.4 9.4 10.6 100
23- 7- 7M H/ME 34717 25.5 8.3 6.9 111
ARRARD FARM SERVICE LANCASTER KY
• GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
17-17-17M 34711 15.5* 17.9 22.5 100
30- 0- 0 35037 30.5 0.0 0.0 102
ENES AG SUPPLY STURGIS KY
GRADE NUM N APAV PDT XS CL RV
4-12-16M 33617 7.3 6.3* 15.0* 88*
4-12-16M 33620 4.6 11.7 16.6 102
4-12-16M 34028 4.8 12.9 12.8* 100
4-12-16M 34869 4.3 10.4* 17.0 97*
12-12-12M 33618 12.8 11.5 12.1 101
12-12-12M 33619 12.0 11.4 12.1 98
LASGDH FERTILILER C0. GLASGOW KY.
GRADE NUM N APA PDT XS CL RV
4-10-20M 34167 4.1 9.3* 19.8 97*
4-16- 4S 33978 5.8 27.5 1.6* 155
5-10-15S 34166 5.0 9.3* 16.5 100
5-10-15S 34795 5.2 10.2 14.8 101
5-10-15S 34837 4.6 8.5* 17.3 97*
5-10-15S H/ME 33897 4.9 9.3* 16.7 100
5-10-15S H/ME 33976 5.4 10.6 12.3* 98
5-10-15S W/ME 34132 5.6 10.6 11.8* 98
5-10-15S W/ME 34345 6.3 11.0 10.0* 99
5-10-155 N/ME 34614 5.7 10.0 10.5* 93*
5-10-15S H/ME 34739 5.7 11.4 11.3* 101
5-10-155 H/ME 35063 5.3 10.7 14.5 104
7-15-15M 34394 6.6 13.9* 16.4 97*
7-15-15M 34615 7.5 15.3 14.9 103
10-20-20M 33638 6.3* 11.9* 14.2* 63*
11- 8- 8M 33759 13.0 8.8 4.8* 105
11- 8- 8M 33896 9.8* 7.2* 9.9 95*
11- 8- 8M 33977 11.2 7.8 7.3* 98
11- 8- 8M 34165 10.7 8.0 9.0 101
11- 8- 8M 34214 9.8* 7.8 10.0 98
11- 8- 8M 34749 9.3* 7.6 9.2 93*
11- 8- 8M 34794 12.1 8.2 7.9 105
11- 8- 8M 35008 12.0 8.6 7.9 106
11- 8- 8M 35016 10.5 8.9 9.0 103
11- 8- BM 35064 10.9 7.7 9.4 101
15-15-15M 33563 15.7 15.0 14.8 102
21-45- 0 34942 20.9 43.7 0.0 98
21-45- 0 34864 27.5 32.2* 0.0 90*
33- 0- 0 34750 33.9 0.0 0.0 101

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TABLE I. (Continued)
 
H R GRACE 8 CO-AGR PROD DIV CADIZ KY. ‘
GRADE NUM N APA POT X5 CL RV {
15-10-10M 35057 V 16.4 9.6 9.9 103 ‘
H R GRACE K C0 AGRI PROD DIV EKRON KY
GRADE NUM N APA POT X5 CL RV
5-20-20M 33606 2.8* 13.1* 24.7 81*
6-26-26M 34759 5.0* 22.9* 30.8 95*
17-17-17M 34961 13.6* 16.5* 19.4 90*
17-17-17M 34962 16.0* 15.9* 22.6 98
H R GRACE 8 CO—AGR PROD DIV HOPKINSVILLE KY.
GRADE NUM N APA POT XS CL RV
4-12-20M 335