AVERAGE COMPOSITtON OF THE fiiOSt JMl»0'^A?^J, 

 FARM MANURES (U. S. DEPT. ACSRlbULTUrtk). 



Cow Manure (fresh) . 

 Horse Manure (fresh) 

 Sheep Manure (fresh) 

 Hog Manure (fresh) . 

 Hen Dung (fresh) . . . 

 Mixed Stable Manure 



Nitrogen 



0.29f^ 

 44^' 

 0.55%' 

 0.60%^ 

 1 . 10%' 

 0.49%' 



Equivalant 



! Potash 

 (KoO) 



. 35%' 

 0.53^ 

 0.67;^ 

 0.73^ 

 1.34^ 

 0.60^ 



O.W 

 0.35jg 

 0.155? 

 0.13^ 

 0.56$? 

 0.43^ 



Phosphoric 

 Acid 



(PaOs) 



O.W 



0.17^ 

 0.31$? 

 0.41^ 

 0.855? 

 0.32^ 



TABLE GIVING THE AMOUNTS OF FERTILIZER INGREDIENTS 



(Potash, Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen) CONTAINED IN 



THE CROP FROM ONE ACRE: 



STRAW, ETC. 



PHOSPHORIC 

 ACID. 



NITROGEN 



Apples 



Barley 



Beans 



Buckwheat . . . 



Cabbage 



Clover, green* 

 Clover, dry . . . 



Corn 



Grapes 



Hops 



Mixed Hay . . . 



Oats 



Onions 



Pears 



Peas 



Plums 



Potatoes 



Rye 



Sugar Beets . . 

 Timothy Hay. 



Tobacco 



Tomatoes. . . . 



Turnips 



Whea.t 



tons 

 bu. 



tons 



2 



6oo 



bu. 



tons 



lbs. 



6o 



45,ooo 



i6 



30 



bu. 



lbs. 



tons 



bu. 



tons 



bu. 



200 

 30 '• 

 15 tons 



1,600 



10 



700 



35 



lbs. 



tons 



bu. 



2.000 lbs. 

 2,700 " 

 2.800 " 



15 tons 

 2 " 

 6,000 lbs. 

 7,000 '* 

 2,700 '♦ 

 5,000 " 

 3,200 '* 



3,000 lbs. 



1,500 lbs. 

 4.250 " 

 6,000 " 

 4,000 '• 

 1,400 '* 



5 tons 

 3,000 lbs. 



60 lbs, 



51 



53 



40 

 270 

 140 



88 



55 



39 



53 



77 



62 



72 



26 



52 

 .40 



74 



45 

 143 



94 

 200 



54 

 180 



31 



30 lbs. 



17 



30 



14 



70 



40 



18 



48 



II 



23 

 18 

 22 



37 

 10 



33 

 4 

 21 

 26 

 32 

 23 

 16 

 20 

 52 

 24 



39 lbs 



57 



75 



56 

 200 

 130 



82 



83 



32 



84 



70 



55 

 72 

 32 

 108 

 30 

 46 

 51 

 69 

 89 

 76 

 32 

 80 

 59 



* Crimsbn Clover, 



