Sample Supplies/ Mailers
For your convenience, postage-paid mailers are provided for feed samples. $3 per sample is charged for postage when samples are received. Oversized samples (samples weighing more than 320 grams) are charged additional postage.
Postage-paid feed mailers, soil sample bags, 125ml bottles (fertilizer), and 500ml bottles (water & manure samples), sample information forms and mailing labels are provided at no additional charge for submitting samples to Litchfield Analytical Services.
Call us at (517) 542-2915 for sample and/or mailing supplies.
*Please visit Animal Nutrition, Agronomy, and Environmental subpages for forms and our pricing catalog. To view all forms at once please visit the "Forms and Pricing" link under "Other."
Sample Holding and Disposal
Samples are held for varying lengths of time, depending on their stability and the amount of storage space required. All samples will be held a minimum of two weeks after results are reported. If longer storage in necessary, a storage fee will be charged based on the type of sample being held. Samples that require special disposal will be returned after analysis at the client’s expense. There will be a $5 minimum charge for returning samples and/or containers.
Unusual Samples
Fees are quoted based on standard operation procedures. We reserve the right assess additional preparation fees for samples with unusually high concentrations of the analyte, or those requiring special handling, special preparation, or non-standard analytical methods.
