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CONTROL SERIES No. 95 



CHEMICALS AND RAW PRODUCTS. 



Summary of Results of the Inspection of Fertilizer Simples and Raw Products. 



a Average chlorine .17%. d Average chlorine .06%. 



6 Average chlorine .52%. e Total potash. 



c Average chlorine .44%. /Not counting value of phosphoric acid or potash. 



q Magnesium oxide 11.47%; chlorine 1.08%. 



li Calcium oxide 10.86%; magnesium oxide 5.24%; manganese .021%; moisture 3.95%; insoluble 

 matter 13.63%. 



i Calcium oxide 35.53%; magnesium oxide 4.00%; manganese .52%; moisture 7.1S%; insoluble matter 

 7.47%. 



/Chlorine .30%. 



k Average tankage finer than 1/50 inch, 45.60%; coarser than 1/50 inch, 54.40%. 



I Average bone finer than 1/50 inch, 72.23%; coarser than 1/50 inch, 27.77%. 

 m Average organic matter: sheep manure, 44.71%; sheep and goat manure, 38.76%; cattle manure, 

 66.85%; poultry manure, 62.46%; poultry manure and peat, 63.21%. 



Note: The average pound cost of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash from all of the pulverized natura 

 manures taken collectively would be as follows: nitrogen 66 cents; phosphoric acid 11 cents; potash 14 centsj 



