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BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. 



Fish Pomace. 



(Geo. W. Miles' Co., Milford, Ct.; collected of P. F. Bridges, South Deerfield, 



Mass.) 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, . 88.11 



Total phosphoric acid, 7.49 



Soluble phosphoric acid, .82 



Reverted phosphoric acid, 2.87 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 3.79 



Nitrogen, 5.43 



Valuation per two thousand pounds : 



16.4 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, 

 67. 4 pounds of reverted phosjjhoric acid, 

 75 8 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 108.6 pounds of nitx'ogen, 



$35 92 



Fish Pomace. 

 (Collected of H. L. Phelps, Northampton, Mass.) 



Valuation per two thousand pounds : — 



31.4 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, 

 12.4 pounds of reverted phosphoric acid, 

 72.4 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, . 

 105.4 pounds nitrogen, 



$3 45 



99 



4 34 



24 24 



$33 02 



Fish and Potash, [s] 



(Geo. W. Miles' Co., Milford, Ct.; collected of D. J. Wright, Northampton, 



Mass.) 



Guaranteed composition : soluble and roverted phosphoric 

 acid (available), 5 to 8 per cent. ; potassium oxide, 4 to 6 

 per cent. ; ammonia, 4 to 6 per cent, (equivalent to nitro- 

 gen, 3.3 to 5 per cent.). 



