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XXII. 



Arnold's Complete Fertilizer. 

 (Messrs. II. B. Arnold & Co., Boston, Mass.) 



Moisture lost at 100° C. 

 Organic and volatile matter 

 Ash constituents . 

 Total phosplioric acid . 

 Soluble phosphoric acid . 

 Reverted pliosphoric acid 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid 

 Total nitrogen 

 Potassium oxide 

 Insoluble matter . 



Per cent. 



10.97 



47.48 



52.52 



11.09 



4.76 



4.00 



2.57 



2.75 



3.35 



1.18 



Valuation per ton of two thousand pounds : — 



95.2 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid 

 93.2 pounds of reverted phosphoric acid 

 51.4 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid 

 55 pounds of nitrogen . . . 

 67 pounds of potassium oxide . 



XXIII. 



Soluble Pacific Guano for Sugar-Beets. 

 (Messrs. Glidden & Curtis, Boston, Mass.) 



Moisture lost at 100° C. 

 Organic and volatile matter 

 Ash constituents . 

 Total phosphoric acid 

 Soluble phosphoric acid . 

 Reverted phosphoric acid 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid 

 Total nitrogen 

 Potassium oxide 

 Insoluble matter . 



$11 43 



8 39 



3 09 



11 00 



3 02 



$30 93 



Per cent. 



11.58 



47.30 



52.70 



11.80 



7.42 



1.41 



2.97 



2.85 



4.00 



5.58 



Valuation per ton of two thousand pounds : — 



148.4 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid . . $17 80 



28.2 pounds of reverted phosphorjc acid . . 2 54 



59.4 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid . . 3 57 



57 pounds of nitrogen . . . . 10 80 



80 pounds of potassium oxide . . . . 3 00 



$38 31 



