716 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Wood Ashes. 



[Sent on from Amherst, Mass.] 



Lime-kiln Ashes. 



[Sent on from South Deerfield, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Insoluble matter (befor 



e calcination) 



Insoluble matter (after calcination). 



Wood Ashes (Canada). 



Per cent. 



18.90 



.36 



44.89 



1.26 



.99 



7.19 



2.58 



[I. and II. Sent on from Boston, Mass. III. Sent on from Sunderland, Mass. 

 IV. Sent on from Concord, Mass.] 



