1888.] 



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BROOM-CORN WASTE (Stalks) 



[Sent on from North Hadley, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Dry Matter, 



Fertilizing Ingredients of Broom- Corn Waste. 



Moisture at 100° C, . 

 Phosphoric acid (6 cents), . 

 Potassium oxide (1^ cents). 

 Nitrogen (12 cents), . 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Insoluble Matter, . 



Valuation per ton of 2,000 pounds, 



Per cent. 



8.70 

 91.30 



100.00 



10.374 

 .460 

 1.858 

 .870 

 .242 

 .170 

 .997 



$4 la 



PEA MEAL. 



[Sent on from Springfield, Mass.] 



63.88 per cent, passed through Mesh 144 to square inch. 



