162 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. '96. 



Analysis of a Refuse Product obtained from City Garbage, sent on 

 by the American Reduction Company, New York City. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 8.52 



Nitrogen, 1.64 



Potassium oxide, 1 . 20 



Sodium oxide, 2.50 



Calcium oxide, . . 3.86 



Magnesium oxide, .55 



Ferric and aluminic oxides, 7.64 



Total phosphoric acid, 10.62 



Available phosphoric acid, . . . . , . 8.08 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 2.54 



Sulphuric acid, . 8.54 



Organic matter, .45.43 



Insoluble matter (ash), . . . , . , ,12.15 



