268 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



5. Analyses, etc. — Continued. 



Hen Manure. 



[Sent on by A. F. Hunter, South Natick, Mass.] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 58.98 



Ash, 24.75 



Calcium oxide, . . .1.21 



Magnesium oxide, . . . 0.89 



Potassium oxide, . . . . . . . . . . 0.32 



Sulphuric acid (SO.-.), 1.24 



Phosphoric acid, 1.00 



Nitrogen, . - 1.20 



Insoluble matter, 17.09 



Jute Waste. 

 [Sent on by J. H. Easterbrook, Dudley, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Potassium oxide (4^ cents per pound), 

 Phosphoric acid (6 cents per pound), . 

 Nitrogen (10 cents per pound), . 

 Valuation per ton, .... 



Per Cent. 



13.10 

 0.08 

 0.72 

 1.50 



$3 93 



Shelled Corn, damaged by Fire and Water. 

 [Sent on by Chas. I. Pierce, West Northfield, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C , . . . . 



Dry matter, .......... 



Per Cent. 



21.40 

 78.60 



100.00 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents of the Above, 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C. 21.40 



Ash, 1.21 



Phosphoric acid, . . . . ■ 0.48 



Potassium oxide, 0.28 



Nitrogen, 1.06 



Insoluble matter, . . . 0.10 



Valuation per ton,. $4 52 



