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Fertilizing Constituents of Meadow Fescue. 



Moisture at 100° C 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide, 

 Ferric oxide, , 

 Sodium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosjihoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, 

 Ash, 

 Valuation per ton, 



Per Cent. 



5.300 

 0.616 

 0.269 

 0.019 

 0.603 

 2.461 

 0.625 

 1.190 

 0.151 

 8.500 

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Kentucky Blue-grass. 



[Collected June U, 1889; just past blooming. (Field B.)] 



Per Cent. 



Fertilized. Unfertilized. 



Moisture at lOO'^ C, 

 Dry matter, 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash, ..... 

 cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" iJrotein (nitrogenous matter), 

 Xon-nitrogenous extract matter, 



6.78 

 93.22 



100.00 



8.24 



36.84 



2.03 



8.78 



44.11 



3.90 

 96.10 



100.00 



7.45 



32.21 



2.08 



8.65 



49.61 



100.00 I 100.00 



Fertilizing Constituents of Kentucky Blue-grass. 



