COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS. 



367 



Tobacco Fertilizer. 



(H. J. Baker & Bros., N. Y. ; collected of Messrs 



Moisture, .... 

 Organic and volatile matter, 

 Ash constituents, 

 Total phosphoric acid. 

 Soluble phosphoric acid, . 

 Reverted phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid. 

 Nitrogen, .... 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Insoluble matter, 



Newton & Fuller, Springfield, Mass.) 

 Per cent. 

 12.46 

 37.96 



62.04 

 2.86 

 2.24 

 0.36 

 0.26 

 4.55 

 9.64 

 0.46 



Valuation per ton of two thousand pounds : — 



44.8 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, . 

 7.2 pounds of reverted phosphoric acid, 

 5.2 jjounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 91.0 pounds of nitrogen, .... 

 180.0 pounds of potassium oxide. 



$5 60 

 65 

 31 



21 84 

 9 00 



$37 40 



Potato Fertilizer. 



(H. J. Baker & Bros., N. T. ; collected of Messrs. Newton and Fuller, Springfield, Mass.) 



Per cent. 



11.58 

 45.46 

 54.54 



5.16 



4.36 

 .52 

 .28 



3.97 

 14.84 



2.53 



Moisture, .... 

 Organic and volatile matter, 

 Ash constituents, 

 Total phosphoric acid, 

 Soluble pjiosphoric acid, . 

 Reverted phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, .... 

 Potassium oxide. 

 Insoluble matter. 



Valuation per ton of two thousand pounds : — 



87.2 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, . 

 10.4 pounds of reverted phosphoric acid, 

 5.6 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 79.4 pounds of nitrogen, .... 

 296.8 pounds of potassium oxide, 



$46 08 



