52 VEGETABLE GARDENING 



more. An analysis shows that the Baltimore night soil 

 contains 0.28 per cent phosphoric acid, 0.2 per cent potash 

 and 0.43 per cent ammonia and is worth about $1.50 a 

 ton. It is secured at a nominal cost, but if the unpleasant 

 character of the material is taken into account, gardeners 

 should be well paid for accepting and using it. In Phil- 

 adelphia County considerable night soil is hauled in bar- 

 rels with tight covers to market gardens providing dump- 

 ing reservoirs. No charge is made for the material and 

 no bonus is paid the gardeners. 



