Farmyard Manure. 



Fresh Farmyard Manure. 



Analysis made Nov. 3, 1854. 



Composition of Ash of portion Soluble in Water* 



Soluble silica 15'45 



Phosphate of lime 19'44 



Lime 4'30 



Magnesia .. * '73 



Potash 37-26 



Soda 3-36 



Chloride of Sodium 1-97 



Sulphuric acid 3-49 



Carbonic acid and loss 14-00 



100-00 



The portion insoluble in water on analysis yielded the follow- 

 ing results : 



Fresh Farmyard Manure. 



Analysed Nov. 3, 1854. 



Composition of Ash of^portion Insoluble in Water. 



Soluble silica 23'94 



Insoluble silicious matter 13*86 



Oxides of iron and alumina, with phosphates .. 14-73 



Containing phosphoric acid (4*41) 



Equal to bone earth (9-55) 



Lime .. 27-92 



Magnesia 3*54 



Potash .. .. .. 2-46 



Soda >. -48 



Sulphuric acid 1*76 



Carbonic acid and loss . 14-31 



100-00 



In the next table the composition of the whole ash which was 

 produced by this sample of fresh manure is stated : 



Fresh Farmyard Manure. 

 Analysis made Nov. 3, 1854. 

 Composition of the whole Ash. 



Soluble silica 4-25 



Phosphate of lime 5-35 



.2 , 

 ,2 10 



O <M 



Lime 1-10 



Magnesia -20 



Potash ' 10-26 



Soda , -92 



Chloride of sodium '54 



Sulphuric acid .. .. -22 



Carbonic acid and loss .. 4-71 



