124 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Fertilizing Gonslitucnts of Cottonseed Meal. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100" C, 10.500 



Calcium oxide, 0.295 



Magnesium oxide, 0.721 



Sodiimi oxide, ." 0.249 



Potassium oxide, , , , 1.830 



Nitrogen, , , .6.720 



Phosphoric acid, 2.350 



Insoluble matter, 0.390 



Bea Island Cottonseed Meal (Orotmd with' Hulls on). 



[Sent on Ijy Butler, Breed & Co., Boston, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100" C 



Dry matter, 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash, 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, ..... 



" protein (nitrogenous matter) 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Passed sci'een 14-4 meshes to square inch, . 



Per Cent. 

 11.62 



88.38 

 100.00 



12.07 

 20.04 

 8.90 

 26.07 

 32.92 



100.00 

 52.72 



Fertilizing Constituents of the Above. 



Moisture at 100° C, . . . 

 Calciunr oxide, .... 

 Magnesium oxide. 



Potassium oxide (4i cents per pound) 

 Phosplioric acid (6 cents per pound) , 

 Nitrogen (15 cents per pound). . 

 Insoluble matter, .... 

 Valuation per ton, .... 



Per Cent. 



11.62 

 0.57 

 0.60 

 1.31 

 2.09 

 3.59 

 0.57 

 $14 46 



