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The following table gives analyses of the dungs of the 

 different farm animals on winter and summer rations. 



ANALYSES OF EGYPTIAN DUNGS. 



These analyses show the composition of the solid excre- 

 ment of bullocks and buffaloes fed on berseem to contain 

 from approximately '25% to '3% of nitrogen with an 

 average of about 86%" of water. Calculated to dry matter 

 this is equivalent to from l'S% to 2'1% of nitrogen. 



These results approximate to that of the solid excrement 

 of Indian cattle by Dr. Voeleker.* This authority gives 

 1*34 /^ of nitrogen in one air-dried sample containing 19*59 

 per cent of moisture. This, calculated to the dry state, 



