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AMERICAN MANURES. 



ANALYSES OF MORO PHILLIPS' GENUINE 

 PROVED SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. 



Percentage, or amount contained in 100. 



IM- 



From the mean of the above analyses, we de- 

 duce the following amounts contained in a ton, 

 or 2000 Ibs., together with the value of a ton to 

 the farmer : 



248-20 Ibs. Water @ $0.00 per Ib. $0.00 



5-80 u Actual Ammonia 



8*20 " Nitrogen in organic mat 



15-40 ' Potash 



91-80 " Soluble Phos. Acid 



266-20 " Insoluble " " 



@ 



(ob 



0.25 



0.15 



0.08 



0.12J 



0.00 



1.45 

 1.23 

 1.23 



11.48 

 0.00 



Total value as fertilizer $15-39 



Yalue of bags (say) 2.00 



Total value to farmer $17*39 



The above Superphosphate is sold at $50 per 

 ton, involving a loss of $32.61, or 188 per cent, 

 to the farmer on every ton he purchases ; or, in 

 other words, he pays for it nearly 2 T 9 (5 times as 

 much as it is worth. 



