DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY 



C. A. GOESSMANN. 



I. ANALYSES OF COMMERCTAL FERTILIZERS AND 

 M AN U RIAL SUBSTANCES SENT ON FOR 

 EXAMINATION. 

 1—5. WOOD ASHES. 



I, II and III. Sent on from Concord, Mass. 



IV. Sent on from West Springfield, Mass. 



V. Sent on from Greenfield, Mass. 



Per Cent, 



I. II. III. ir. V. 



9.81 7.25 8.67 1.46 .30 



24.73 34.86 36.38 37.24 34.54 



6.92 6.08 7.68 6.52 4.12 



1.50 1.44 1.40 2.46 1.58 



10.86 11.71 10.87 7.13 27.34 



WOOD ASHES. 



Sent from Concord, Mass. 

 and III. Sent on from Boslou 

 Sent on fit)in South Chelmsford 

 Sent on from Lawrence, INIass. 



Per Cent. 



I. II. III. ir. r. 



C, 13.67 10.50 15.96 12.50 10.30 



33.20 36.60 34.04 * 39.20 



5.84 6.24 5.88 4.88 6.60 



1.28 1.80 1.54 1.10 1.16 



14.89 11.08 11.01 21.03 9.93 



WOOD ASHES. 

 Sent on from Hadley, Mass. 

 Sent on from South Ii^gremont, Mass. 

 Sent on from Concord, Mass. 

 Sent on from Greenbush, Mass. 

 Sent on from Hingham, Mass. 



Per Cent. 

 I. II. 



, 16.70 8.11 



30.40 37.00 



3.80 6.40 



1.16 1 54 



21.29 11.94 



Moisture at 100" C, 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble matter, 



6-10. 



I. 

 II. 



IV. 

 V. 



Moisture at 100 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble matter, 



11-15. 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



V. 



Moisture at 100° C 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid. 

 Insoluble matter, 



Mass. 

 Mass. 



