26S AGRICULTUKAL EXPERIMENT STATIOX. [Jan. 



3. Analyses^ etc. — Continued. 



Hen Manure. 



[Sent on by A. F. Hunter, South Natick, Mass.] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 58.98 



Ash, 24.75 



Calcium oxide, 1.21 



Magnesium oxide, 0.89 



Potassium oxide, 0.32 



Sulphuric acid (SOo), 1.24 



Phosphoric acid, 1.00 



Nitrogen, 1.20 



Insoluble matter, . . . 17.69 



Jute Waste. 

 [Sent on by J. H. Easterbrook, Dudley, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, .... 

 Potassium oxide (4^ cents per pound). 

 Phosphoric acid (6 cents 2)er pound) , . 

 Nitrogen (10 cents jier pound), . 

 Valuation per ton, .... 



Per Cent. 



13.10 

 0.08 

 0.72 

 1.50 



$3 93 



Shelled Corn, damaged hy Fire and Water. 



[Sent on by Chas. I. Pierce, West Northlield, Mass.] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C , .21.40 



Dry matter, .78.60 



100.00 

 Analysts of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, . . 1.54 



" cellulose, 2.78 



" fat, 4.96 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), . . . . . . 9.77 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 80 . 95 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents of the Above. 



Per Cent. 



Moistm-e at 100° C, 21.40 



Ash, 1.21 



Phosphoric acid, . . . . . . . . . . 0.48 



Potassiinn oxide, . . . . . . . . . . 0.28 



Nitrogen, 1.06 



Insoluble matter, . . . . 0.10 



Valuation per ton, $4 52 



