EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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Scratching Feed consisted of whole wheat and oats, cracked 

 corn, and split peas. 



The low fiber in each of the mixed poultry foods shows them 

 to be made of the best grades of grain b3'-products, and not 

 from chaff. 



The animal foods show considerable variation in prices and 

 composition, rendering it advisable to purchase such goods, 

 like fertilizers, on a guaranteed composition. 



Seaweed as a Fertilizer. 



Although New Hampshire has a limited seacoast, it lies in 

 a thriving agricultural section of the state, and the farmers are 

 much interested in the value of seaweed as a fertilizer, since 

 it costs nothing but the labor of gathering and carting. The 

 samples of seaweed were secured through the co-operation of 

 Mr. David Jenness, of Eye, and Mr. E. B. Lamprey, of North 

 Hampton. The former collected several samples of kelp in 

 November, 1899, weighed and dried them, and forwarded them 

 to the station. The latter sent a large sample of mixed seaweed 

 in a fresh condition in April of this year. The mixed seaweed 

 consisted mainly of kelp, but included rock weed and moss. 



COMPOSITION OF SEAWEED. 



The subject of seaweed as a manure is fully treated in Bulle- 

 tin No. 21 of the Ehode Island Experiment Station. The re- 

 sults obtained in our analyses are in accord with those obtained 

 in Rhode Island. Seaweed is worth about one half as much 

 as average stable manure, and needs to be reinforced with acid 

 phosphate, since it contains a low proportion of phosphoric acid. 



