WHAT IS MUCK? 11 



New Jersey 



Beavertown 16.8 69.8 0.19 0.02 3.6 



Michigan 

 Kalamazoo 



celery lands ... 6.5 63.7 2.53 0.88 0.34 6.9 

 Grand Haven 



celery lands ..10.8 61.7 2.32 0.69 0.20 5.6 



upland soil.. 0.5-0.5 0.5-0.4 0.1-0.4 0.5-0.4 0.8-2.5 0.2-0.4 



The high per cent, of nitrogen is not a 

 direct guide to the fertilizer treatment, as the 

 soil will give up this nitrogen very slowly 

 and through a long term of years. 



The pounds of mineral matter in 100 

 pounds of water-free muck are shown in the 

 following table: 



Sample A BCD 



Sand, silica, etc 0.37 2.20 35.53 23.74 



Iron, oxide and alumina . . 0.35 0.30 3.53 2.54 



Lime 6.55 0.25 1.88 3.67 



Magnesia 0.31 0.15 0.15 0.12 



Potash 0.02 0.17 0.04 0.27 



Soda 0.30 0.17 0.14 0.03 



Sulphuric acid 0.70 0.10 0.34 0.82 



Phosphoric acid 0.17 0.27 0.26 1.97 



Carbonic acid, coal, etc. . 4.29 0.20 0.20 1.45 



Total ash 13.06 3.81 42.07 34.61 



