Farmyard Manure. 



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Brought forward .. .. 79*02 

 t Insoluble organic matter '*i 9' 95 



Insoluble inorganic matter (ash) : 



Soluble silica ..V. 1-240 



Insoluble silica 6-927 



Oxides of iron and alumina, with phosphates . . 1"005 



containing phosphoric acid (*543^ 



equal to bone earth (1*176) 



Lime .. .. -876 



Magnesia '317 



Potash -065 



Soda -055 



Sulphuric acid . . . . -130 



Carbonic acid and loss '415 



11-03 



100-00 



* Containing nitrogen *157 



Equal to ammonia '190 



f Containing nitrogen '47 



Equal to ammonia . . . . 58 



Whole manure contains ammonia in free state, 1 



and in form of salts J 



According to these results, the same dung in a perfectly dry 

 condition has the following composition : 



Completely Rotten Sheep's Dung. 



Detailed Composition of Manure in Dry State. 



'Soluble organic matter 



Soluble inorganic matter (ash) : 



Soluble silica 3'097 



Insoluble silica , 1*604 



10-25 



Phosphate of lime 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Potash 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid and loss . . 



2-189 

 405 

 642 



1-426 

 317 

 085 

 288 

 040 



t Insoluble organic matter 



Insoluble inorganic matter (ash) : 



Soluble silica 4*711 



Insoluble silica 26-304 



Oxide of iron and alumina, with phosphates 3*819 



containing phosphoric acid (2-06) 



equal to bone earth (4*46) 



Lime 3-329 



Magnesia 1*196 



10*09 

 37*78 



Carry forward . . 



58*12 



