=6. Taking Samples.=—It is impracticable to give definite directions
for taking samples of fertilizers which will be applicable to all kinds
of material and in all circumstances. If the chemist himself have
charge of the taking of the sample, it will probably be sufficient to
say that it should accurately represent the total mass of material
sampled. Generally the samples which are brought to the chemist have
been taken without his advice or direction and he is simply called upon
to make an analysis of them.
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