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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doe. 



From the ligures in Table 1 may be determined the amount of 

 phosphoric acid disposed of in the products sold off the farm. 



The quantities of phosphoric acid contained in the usual unit 

 of measure of the more common products, together with the valua- 

 tion of the same upon the basis of the commercial value of fertilizers 

 is given in the following table: 



TABLE 2. 



Quantity and Value oC the Phosphoric Acid Contained in the more Common 



Farm Products. 



(Calculated on the Basi.g of the Ordinary Unit of Measure.) 



Kind and Quantity of Product. 



11 



o 



o 



B J3 ■ 

 £ *J ^ 



^ o S 



ET-I J5 



9 



10 

 11 

 12 



13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



22 

 2S 

 24 

 25 

 2fi 

 27 

 28 

 29 



GRAINS AND SEEDS. 



1 bushel barley, 48 lbs., 



1 bushel buckwheat, 48 lbs 



1 bushel clover seed. 60 lbs 



1 bushel corn, 56 lbs 



1 bushel oats. 32 lbs 



1 bushel rye, 56 lbs 



1 bushel timothy seed, 

 1 bushel wheat, 60 lbs. 



45 lbs. 



HAY 



1 ton clover hay, 



1 ton timothy hay, .. 



1 ton rye straw 



1 ton wheat straw, . . 



AND STRAW. 



VEGETABLES AND FRUITS (60 lbs. 



1 bushel apples 



1 bushel cabbage, 



1 bushel grapes, 



1 bushel peaches 



1 bushel pears 



1 bushel potatoes 



1 bushel strawberries 



1 bushel tomatoes, 



1 bushel turnips, 



each). 



ANIMAL PRODUCTS. 



1 tub butter, 100 lbs 



1 can cream, t 10 gals.. SO lbs 



1 can milk. 10 gal.. 88 lbs 



1 crate of eggs, 12 doz._ 18 lbs., 



1 bale wool, lOfl lbs 



1.000 lbs. steer 



l.Oflfl lbs. of sheep 



1,000 lbs. of hogs 



0.38 

 0.21 

 0.87 

 0.39 

 0.26 

 0.46 

 0.53 

 0.53 



3.S 

 5.3 

 2.8 

 1.2 



COOS 

 0.066 

 0.060 

 0.030 

 0.015 

 0.042 

 0.066 

 0.030 

 0.060 



0.04 

 0.12 

 0.17 

 0.07 

 0.07 

 18.6 

 12. S 

 8.8 



1.9 

 1.0 

 4.3 

 1.9 

 1.3 

 2.3 

 2.6 

 2.6 



19.0 



26.5 



14.0 



6.0 



0.002 

 0.006 

 0.008 

 0.004 

 0.004 

 0.9JO 

 0.615 

 0.440 



52.6 bushels. 

 100.0 bushels. 

 23.3 bushels. 

 52.8 bushels. 

 77.0 bushels. 

 43.5 bushels. 



38.5 bushels. 



58.6 bushels. 



5.3 tons. 



3.S tons. 



7.1 tons. 



16.7 tons. 



3,333.0 bushels. 



303.0 bushels. 



400.0 bushels. 



667.0 bushels. 

 1,333.0 bushels. 



476 bushels. 



303 bushels. 



667 bushels. 



333 bushels. 



600 tubs. 



167 cans. 



125 cans. 



2S8 crates. 



2S6 bales. 



•At the rate of 5 cents per pound. 

 tCream testing 20 to 25 per cent. fat. 



