New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter III - Plant Industry
Subchapter D - Sale and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizer
Part 153 - Sale And Analysis Of Commercial Fertilizer
Section 153.6 - Analytical tolerances
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Any commercial fertilizer shall be deemed deficient if the analysis of any primary nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values in the following schedule:
|
Guarantee percent |
Nitrogen percent | Available phosphoric acid percent | Potash percent |
| 4 or less | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.41 |
| 5 | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.43 |
| 6 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.47 |
| 7 | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.53 |
| 8 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
| 9 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.65 |
| 10 | 0.58 | 0.69 | 0.70 |
| 12 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.79 |
| 14 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.87 |
| 16 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.94 |
| 18 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 1.01 |
| 20 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 1.08 |
| 22 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 1.15 |
| 24 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 1.21 |
| 26 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 28 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 1.33 |
| 30 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 1.39 |
| 32 or more | 0.88 | 0.76 | 1.44 |
For guarantees not listed, the appropriate values shall be calculated by interpolation.
(b) Any commercial fertilizer shall be deemed deficient if the analysis of any secondary or minor elements is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values in the following schedule:
| Element |
Allowable deficiency |
|
| Calcium | 0.2 | unit + 5% of guarantee |
| Magnesium | 0.2 | " + 5% " " |
| Sulfur | 0.2 | " + 5% " " |
| Boron | 0.003 | " + 15% " " |
| Cobalt | 0.0001 | " + 30% " " |
| Molybdenum | 0.0001 | " + 30% " " |
| Chlorine | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
| Copper | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
| Iron | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
| Manganese | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
| Sodium | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
| Zinc | 0.005 | " + 10% " " |
The maximum allowance when calculated in accordance with the above values shall be one unit (1%).
