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struck. A sixty pound charge of dynamite was exploded in 

 the hope of increasing the supply of water and by this the 

 well was blocked up to within 528 feet of the surface. At- 

 tempts at drilling through these obstructions failed, and the 

 explosion of an additional ten pound charge of dynamite 

 brought about no good results. An iron casing was there- 

 fore let down to this depth, and the water analized was 

 pumped from the 528 feet well. 



F. P. Venable. 

 Chcm. Laboratory, U. N. C. 



THE FERTILIZER TRADE IN NORTH CAROLMA IN 1886- 



W. B. PHILLIPS. 



About 100,000 tons of Commercial Fertilizers are used in 

 North Carolina annually, sold by 58 companies under 90 

 brands. Each brand pays an annual license tax of ^500.00. 

 Since the establishment of the Agric. Dept. in 1877, and the 

 inauguration of the fertilizer control by the Agric. Expt. 

 and Fert. Control vStation, the number of brands and con- 

 sumption of Commercial Fertilizers has shown a marked 

 increase. 



Brands of Fertilizers entered and amounts consumed from 

 1879 to 1886, inclusive: 



Oomsnruption- 

 short. tona. 



60,000 



80.000 



85,000 



92,000 



95,000 



95,000 



95.000—100,000 



95,000—100,000 



Each brand is subject to analysis at the Expt. Station, and 

 the figures allowed for available Phosphoric Acid. 



(Soluble and Reverted.") Ammonia and Potash at the 

 sea-board are as follows: 



Gents per pound. 



Available Ph( sphoric Acid, 7^^ 



AmmoDia, 16 



Potash, (K2O) 6 



Accapting these figures agreed upon by the State Chefrt- 

 i8t$ of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama 



