372 Annual Report for 1911 of the Consulting Chemist. 



Nitrogen .... 



equal to ammonia . 



It was very wet, and of low quality. 



Per cent. 



19-04 

 2312 



5. " Nitrate Salty 



A material sold under this name in Sussex cost '2^s. 'od. jier 

 ton delivered. The name is a misleading one, for the material 

 contained only a mere trace of nitrate, the equivalent in 

 nitrate of soda being '15 per cent. only. It consisted mainly 

 of common salt, a^id the price was distinctly high. 



6. Shoddy Manure. 



A sample of this sent me gave the following analysis : — 



Moisture . 

 ' Organic matter . 

 Oxide of iron, &c. 

 Sand 



' Containing nitrogen 

 equal to ammonia 



13-77 



66-40 



4-46 



15-37 



100-00 



3-20 



3-89 



I 



The price was 39s. per ton delivered in Sussex. The 

 material ^vas damp and somewhat lumpy, and it was decidedly 

 dear. 



7. Bird Droppings. 



A sample of this, of which the analysis is given, was called 

 " Guano," but was really the droppings of cage-birds. 



Moisture 14-22 



' Organic matter . 

 Phosphate of lime 

 Alkalies, »S:c. 

 Sand 



'Containing nitrogen 

 equal to ammonia 



75-39 

 2-78 

 1-24 

 6-37 



100-00 



3-35 

 4-07 



C. Miscellaneous. 



1. Ground Lime. 



A sample of this, which was stated to be Knoitingley lime, 

 costing 14s. per ton there, and which was guaranteed to con- 

 tain 87*03 per cent, of lime and 372 per cent, of silica, 

 gave the following analysis : — 



