162 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. '96. 



Analysis of a Refuse Product obtained from City Garbage^ sent on 

 by the American Reduction Company, New York City. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, ....... 8.52 



Nitrogen, 1.64 



Potassium oxide, 1.20 



Sodium oxide, 2.60 



Calcium oxide, , . . 3.86 



Magnesium oxide .55 



Ferric and aluminic oxides, 7.64 



Total phosphoric acid, 10 . 62 



Available phosphoric acid, . . . . , , 8.08 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 2.54 



Sulphuric acid, . 8.54 



Organic matter, .45.43 



Insoluble matter (ash), . . , „ , . ,12.15 



