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INSPECTION OF FERTILIZERS 



ANALYSES OF ASHES AND OTHER FERTILIZING MATERIALS 



SENT IN FOR EXAMINATION 



WOOD ASHES 



SENT FROM: 



Composition expressed in pounds per 100. 



Moisture, 



Phosphoric 

 acid. 



Soluble 

 potash. 



Total 

 potash. 



Walpole .. 

 Lancaster. 

 Hinsdale.. 

 Rochester . 

 Greenland 

 Dover 



18.97 

 19.06 



7.89 

 22.69 



6.23 

 14.89 



Stratham Undeterm 'd 



Hinsdale. 

 Walpole.. 

 Grange . . 



9.21 

 19.57 

 12.90 



1.42 



2.49 



1.71 



1.44 



1.22 



1.75 



.36 



.64 



1.96 



.88 



4.27 

 5.57 

 4.91 

 3.76 

 4.08 

 3.93 

 2.90 



.92 

 2.08 



.73 



6.00 

 6.41 

 5.44 

 4.65 

 5.48 

 5.17 

 3.98 

 2.42 

 3.75 

 5.19 



Several of the above samples represented some very infer- 

 ior lots of ashes. The last two were described as lime-kiln 

 ashes. 



The availabilit}^ of insoluble potash in wood ashes is un- 

 known, consequently we recommend purchasers to exact a 

 guaranteed amount of soluble potash. 



MISCELLANEOUS FERTILIZING MATERIALS 



SUBSTANCE; 



Composition expressed in pounds 

 per 100. 



Sent From: 



Nitrogen. 



Phosphoric 

 acid. 



Potash. 



Fish scrap Stratham 



Glue "stick" ' 



Ground bone Exeter. 



Meat and bone tankage 

 Nitrate of potash 



7.33 

 11.99 

 1.85 

 3.65 

 2.79 

 2.44 

 13.98 



15.82 

 154 

 24.99 

 22.52 

 19.96 

 12.49 



44.60 



