MANURES. 



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ANALYSES OF MAROG FROM KOM OMBO PLAIN 



(Khedivial Agricultural Society Laboratory) 



These analyses show that "xnarog" contains a higher 

 percentage of nitrate of soda than ordinary coufri; the 

 average of the five analyses given being 4' 44% while 

 coufri only contains from 1 to 2%. 



MINOR MANURES. 



A gratifying feature of the past few years is a tendency 

 on the part of Egyptian agriculturists to utilise material 

 which previously did not attract their attention, and 

 consequently we have many products, which though not 

 great in quantity individually, yet in total will eventually 



reach a considerable amount. 







Such manures are those derived from the sewage, etc. 

 of houses and mosques, and from the wastes of the slaugh- 

 ter houses, e.q. dried blood, bone meal, powdered horn, etc. 

 Every encouragement and facility should be given for the 

 production of such fertilizers, for not only do they provide 



