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degree of integrity and principle engaged in the manure trade, 

 who make their living principally by the profit they gain in 

 the purchase of the raw material ; but I am grieved to say 

 there is another class of men engaged in the manure trade who 

 know the weak sides of the farmers ; who know that a man who 

 takes a reasonable percentage in the employment of his capital, 

 will not condescend to have a long talk in his dealings ; indeed 

 he cannot afford to have a talk of a couple of hours in length 

 before he effects a sale. There are dealers who go into the 

 market, and lay hold of the small farmer and talk him over over 

 a glass of grog, and they will often say, " You need not trouble 

 yourself about the composition of the manure, if you don't get a 

 good crop of turnips I won't take any money for my manure." 

 Another perhaps will say, " Never mind about the money now, 

 I'll take it in six or twelve months, or when it is convenient to 

 you." The man who employs a large capital cannot wait so long 

 for a return. 



In conclusion, allow me to illustrate the above remarks on 

 artificial manures by a reference to a few fraudulent manures, 

 and to impress upon you the necessity of paying much attention 

 to the composition of artificial manures, which are offered for 

 sale in the market. 



In the first place I beg to direct your attention to the sub- 

 joined diagram, which represents the composition of two samples 

 of the British Economical Manure, which have been referred to 

 me for analysis. 



BRITISH ECONOMICAL MANURE. 



Water 36'52 13-43 



Organic Matter 3 '04 



Oxide of Iron and Alumina 2'30 



Sulphate of Iron 



,, Lime (Gypsum) 



Magnesia 



Soda 



Bi-sulphate of Potash 



Soda .. 



Insoluble Silicious Matter (Sand) 



25-84 

 32-42 



18 : 40 



3-3G 



100-05 100-00 



Containing Ammonia -G8 '30 



Many people have been sadly deceived in buying the British 

 Economical manure, a manure which is sold at 127. per ton, and 

 consists almost altogether of materials possessing very little value. 



It will be observed that the first sample contains not quite 

 three-quarters per cent, of ammonia, and the second sample not 

 even one-half per cent., whilst phosphate of lime is altogether 

 wanting in both samples. Instead of these valuable compounds, 

 green vitriol or sulphate of iron, crude sulphate of soda, or as it 



