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THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTUEAL 



Land Plaster, 



562. Plaster, manufactured by G. A, Loudon, Berlin, Ct,, sold 

 by Olds & Whipple, Hartford, and sent by C. E. Bunce, South 

 Manchester, Ct. 



628. Plaster, manufactured and sent by Peck Brothers, Noi'th- 

 field, Ct. 



Analyses. 



b%% 638 



Sand and insoluble matters, ' 2.50 2.95 



Carbonates, etc., by difEerence,.. 1.93 1.01 



Hydrated Sulphate of Lime (pure gypsum), 95.57 96.04 



100.00 100.00 

 Cost per ton, $9.00 $7.50 



Lime-Kiln Ashes. 



494. Lime-kiln ashes from New York State. 



507. Lime-kiln ashes from stock of Ralph Barber, Rockville. 

 Sampled and sent by H. A. Slater, North Manchester. 



542. "Ashes from factories in Canada." Sample sent February 

 10th, by George F. Chapin, Thompsonville, from J. Thayer, 

 dealer, Boston, Mass. 



Lime-kiln ashes are the mixture of wood ashes and lime, which 

 comes from the fire places iu lime kilns, where wood is used as 

 fuel. 41)4 and 507 were sent to the Station as lime-kiln ashes, 

 and doubtless are fair samples of their class. 



Sand and matters insoluble in acids, 



Silica, 



Char, 



Carbonic acid, 



Moisture expelled at 212°,.. 



Combined Water, .. 



Oxide of iron and alumina, 



Lime, ^ 



Magnesia, 



Potash, 



Soda, 



Phosphoric acid, 



Sulpliuric acid, 



Cost per bushel, 



542 



■ 4.84 



2.98 



7.05 



1.00 



13.46* 



.57 

 67.42 

 1.28 

 .23 

 .42 

 .38 

 .37 



100.00 



* Includes loss in analysis. 



