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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Chitlenden's Dry Ground Fish. 



(National Fertilizer Co., Bridgeport, Ct. ; collected of J. A. Sullivan, Northamp- 

 ton, Mass.) 



Guaranteed composition ; total phosphoric acid to 8 

 per cent. ; ammonia 8 to 10 per cent (equivalent to nitro- 

 gen 6.5 to 8.3 per cent.). 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 10.78 



Total phosphoric acid, .6.58 



Soluble phosphoric acid, ^ 

 Reverted phosphoric acid,/ 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 3.58 



Nitrogen 7.20 



Insoluble matter, 2.48 



Valuation per two thousand pounds ; — 



60. pounds of reverted phosphoric acid, 

 71.6 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 144. pounds of nitrogen, 



$4 80 



4 30 



33 12 



$12 22 



Dry Fish. 

 (Quinnlpiac Fertilizer Co. ; collected of E. T. Sabin, East Amherst, Mass.) 



Guaranteed composition: total phosphoric acid, 6 to 8 

 per cent. ; soluble and reverted phosphoric acid (available), 

 2 to 4 per cent ; nitrogen, 7 to 9 per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Total phosphoric acid, 

 Soluble phosphoric acid, \ 

 Reverted phosphoric acid, / 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid. 

 Nitrogen, .... 



Per cent. 

 9.45 

 8 39 



2.75 



5.64 

 8.85 



Valuation per two thousand pounds : — 



55. pounds of i-everted phosphoric acid, 

 112.8 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 177. pounds of nitrogen, 



$1 40 



6 77 



40 71 



$51 88 



