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MANURES. 



Inorganic matters. 



Soluble in Muriatic Acid. 



Silica 27.01 



Phosphate of Lime 7.11 



" Magnesia, 2.26 



" Iron 4.68 



Carbonate of Lime. ....... 9.34 



Magnesia 1.63 



Sand 30.99 



Carbon 83 



Alkali and loss 3.14 



86.99 



Soluble in Water. 



Potash 3.22 



Soda 2.73 



Lime 0.34 



Magnesia 0.26 



Sulphuric Acid 3.27 



Chlorine... 3.15 



Silica f 0.04 



Richardson. 



13.01 

 86.99 



100.00 



Analysis of other specimens of fresh farm-yard manures. 



Allen Sf G-reenhill. 



Composition of fresh farm-yard manure (composed of 

 horse, pig, and cow dung, about fourteen days old). 

 Analysis made November 3, 1854, by Dr. Augustus 

 Yoelcker, Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Agricul- 

 tural College, Cirencester, England : 



