212 AMERICAN MANURES. 



SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. 



The above fertilizer, from which samples for 

 analyses were selected, was purchased at the 

 office of the agent of the manufacturers, Phila- 

 delphia. It is put up in bags marked 200 Ibs. ; 

 the one purchased weighed 195 lbs. ? being 5 Ibs. 

 deficient weight on the bag, or 50 Ibs. on the 

 ton. Farmers in purchasing fertilizers should 

 pay particular attention to this matter ; as this 

 fertilizer is sold at 2J cents per lb., this de- 

 ficiency in weight is a direct loss of $1.25. We 

 have estimated the value of a ton of 2000 Ibs. ; 

 this shows a greater value than the deficient 

 weight could demand. As there is a deficiency 

 of 2J per cent, in the weight, to be just, we 

 should deduct the same from the value. The 

 mechanical condition of the fertilizer was good 

 as regards fineness, and can be easily applied 

 with a drill. It contains a large percentage of 

 water, which is a very objectionable feature; 

 every ton contains 284*60 Ibs., which the farmer 

 pays 2 J cents a pound for, amounting to $7.11 ; 

 to which if we add the $1.25 paid for deficient 

 weight, would make $8.36 paid for what is a 

 direct loss. As this company is represented to 

 sell 20,000 tons yearly, the reader can readily 

 calculate what is made from the sale of the 

 water alone. But this is not a strictly correct 

 showing of what the fanner pays for the water. 



