56 THE VALUE OF MEADOW MUCK 



while the 48 wet mucks had 2.00 per cent. Tlie experimental 

 and the analytical results both show that muck should be 

 dried under cover, when it is being- prepared as an absorbent. 



Since mucks vary widely in their -nature, ranging as they 

 do from a nearly true peat to a soil that is practically a clay 

 loam, excepting its black color, the experiment station urges 

 the farmers of New Hampshire to send it samples of muck for 

 analysis. 



The muck should be sent in a fresh, wet condition, packed 

 in a tight wooden box holding about one half cubic foot, and 

 with express charges prepaid. 



