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plete that has yet been made, and as representing, probably, a fair 

 average of the composition of the manure of a farm on which are 

 kept the usual variety of stock. It is as follows : — 



COMPOSITION OF FRESH FARM-YARD MANURE, (COMPOSED OF 

 HORSE, PIG, AND COW DUNG,) ABOUT FOURTEEN DAYS OLD. 



Detailed Composition of Manure in Natural State. 



Water 



* Soluble organic matter , 



Soluble inorganic matter (ash) ; 



Soluble silica, (silicic acid). . 



Phosphate of lime 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Potash 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium . . . 



Sulphuric acid 



Carbonic acid and loss. 



f Insoluble organic matter 



Insoluble inorganic matter (ash) : — 

 Soluble silica 



I silicic acid < 



Magnesia. 

 Potash . . . 

 Soda 



Sulphuric acid 



Carbonic acid and loss. 



Whole manure contains ammonia in a free state, . 

 « " " " in form of salts . 



237 

 299 

 066 

 on 



573 

 051 

 030 



055 

 218 



.967 

 .561 



Insoluble silica. 



Oxide of iron, and alumina, with phosphates 596 



(Containing phosphoric acid 1 78) 



(Equal to bone earth 3^6) 



Lime 1.120 



•H3 

 .099 



.061 

 .484 



66.17 



1-54 

 25.76 



4.05 

 100.00 



.034 

 .088 



• Containing nitrogen. 



Equal to ammonia... 

 •j- Containing nitrogen , 



£<jual to ammonia... 



