MIT I), MUCK AND PKAT. 



1652-1655. [. Salt marsh mud, received from West Tisbury.Mass. 

 II. Muck from bottom of pond, received from Millbury. 

 Ill and IV. Muck, received from IJoston, Mass. 



PER CENT. 



I. II. in. IV. 



Moisture at 100° C, 51-78 65.03 86.84 78-05 



Nitrogen, .18 



Potassium oxide, .14 



Phosphoric acid, . .08 



Calcium oxide, .1 1 



Ash, 41-58 



Insoluble matter, 37-88 



1656-1659. I. Air dried muck, received from Boston, Mass. 

 II and III. Muck, received from Paxton, Mass. 

 IV. Peat, received from Maiden, Mass. 



PER CENT. 



I. 11. 111. IV. 



Moisture at 100^ C, 63.16 85.26 84.79 77-35 



xNitrogen, .45 .25 .t8 .38 



Potassium oxide, .25 — — .04 



Phosphoric acid, .58 .03 .02 .08 



Calcium oxide, 1.50 .58 .09 1.06 



Ash, 13-04 1-72 8.80 4.22 



Insoluble matter, — .37 8.00 3.12 



COMPOUND FERTILIZERS. 



1660-1664. I. Received from Springfield, Mass. 



II. Received from Seekonk, Mass. 



Ill and IV. Received from Sunderland, Mass. 



V. Received from North Hadley, Mass. 



Moisture at 100" C, 

 Total phosphoric acid, 

 Soluble phosphoric acid, 

 Reverted phosphoric acid. 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid. 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Nitroffeu, 



