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INSPECTION OF FERTILIZERS 



ANALYSES OF ASHES AND OTHER FERTILIZING MATERIALS SENT 

 IN FOR EXAMINATION.— WOOD ASHES COMMERCIAL AND DO- 

 MESTIC. 



Sent From. 



Composition expressed in pounds per 100. 



Moisture. 



Phosphoric 

 acid. 



Soluble 

 potash. 



Total 

 potash. 



Commercial Ashes. 



Grange 



Lancaster 



Barrington 



Bennington 



Plymouth 



Bennington 



Domestic Ashes. 



Bennington 



South Wolfeborough 



South Wolfeborough . . . , , 



10.78 

 23.47 



3.67 

 26.79 

 25.9 



3.2 



11.35 



0.30 



0.96 

 1.68 

 1.55 

 1.04 

 1.43 

 1.80 



3.25 

 2.90 

 4.16 



1.89 



4.42 



3.9 



2.03 



1.96 



2.70 



5.6 



6.44 



5.36 

 4.81 

 5.84 



8.82 

 9.70 



The samples of commercial ashes, which have been ana- 

 lyzed during the year, are with one exception distinctly infe- 

 rior, because of the low percentage of soluble potash. Most 

 of the commercial ashes had the appearance of ashes obtained 

 from the kilns where limestone is burned. The samples of 

 domestic ashes are much superior in both potash and phos- 

 phoric acid. 



MISCELLANEOUS FERTILIZING MATERIALS. 



