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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



(3) Peat Filler for Fertilizers. 



The three samples reported wiere sent to the laboratory by Dr. Chas. 

 A. Davis and were prepared by the Crescent City Manufacturing Co., 

 Oi'escent City, Fla. Several samples of Michigan peat have been analyzed 

 in this laboratoiy in connection with other work and they agree very 

 closely in nitrogen content with the sample of raw peat, No. 2131, given 

 in the table. 



Lab. 

 No. 



2131 

 2132 

 2133 



Analyses of Peat Filler. 



Name. 



Raw peat 



Peat filler 



Ammoniated peat filler. 



Moisture, 

 percent. 



17.19 

 10.04 



Nitrogen, 

 percent. 



2.53 

 2.12 

 2.81 



Lab 

 No. 



1849 

 2946 

 2466 

 2643 



(Ji) Miscellaneous Materials. 



Name. 



Nitrogen, 

 percent. 



Phos- 

 phoric acid, 



percent. 



Potash, 

 percent. 



2509 



Garbage tankage 



Ground beans 



Guano (Chihuahua, Mexico) . 

 Apple pomace 



Bonora (nature's plant food) 



As 

 nitrate. 



4.10 



2.16 



3.99 



11.47 



0.20 



6.31 

 0.52 

 2.62 

 0.15 



As 

 sulfate. 



10.96 



4.12 



0.79 

 1.52 



0.21 



5.18 



