1889.] 



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Fertilizing Constituents of Cotton Hulls. 

 [I. and II. sent on from Boston (same as above) ; III. sent on from Memphis, Tenn.] 



Cotton-seed Meai.. 



[Sent on from North Amherst, Mass.] 



68.34 per cent, passed sieve 144 mesh to square inch. 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 6.84 



Dry matter, 93.16 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 7.06 



" cellulose, 10.83 



" fat, 13.02 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 40.18 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 28.96 



100.00 

 A fair sample of its kind. 



