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Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 20, 30 July 1920, Page 7

Most of us have all along been under the impression that standards for fertilisers were fixed by law for the protection of consumers. During the hearing of a recent Auckland case, however, it transpired that this was not so, and that the farmer and gardener were absolutely dependent on the good faith of the vendor. Tlie experience of many during the last year or two has proven that the aforesaid good faith is not always as good as it might be. The failure of the Act to fix definite standards leaves the way wide open to adulteration and other forms of dishonesty. We have such standards with regard to most other things we eat, wear and otherwise use — why not with fertilisers 1 If anything it is more necessary in the case of the latter, since few have the means of determining the quality of the same, except by actual use — which may mean a whole season virtually wastecL