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Analysis of Wood Ashes. 



Number op Samples. 



Moisture from 1 to 10 per cent., 

 Moisture from 10 to 20 per cent., 

 Moisture from 20 to 30 per cent., 

 Moisture above 30 per cent., 

 Potassium oxide above 8 per cent., . 

 Potassium oxide from 6 to 7 per cent., . 

 Potassium oxide from 5 to 6 per cent., . 

 Potassium oxide from 4 to 5 per cent., . 

 Potassium oxide from 3 to 4 per cent., . 

 Potassium oxide below 3 per cent., . 

 Phosphoric acid above 2 per cent., . 

 Phosphoric acid from 1 to 2 per cent.. 

 Phosphoric acid below 1 per cent., . 

 Average per cent, of calcium oxide (lime), 

 Insoluble matter below 10 per cent., 

 Insoluble matter from 10 to 15 per cent., 

 Insoluble matter above 15 per cent , 



Table shoiving the Maximum, Mini'mu'm and Average Per Cents, of the 

 Different Ingredients found in Wood Ashes, 1904 and 1903. 



From the above comparison it will be seen that the ashes 

 analyzed during the year are of much better quality than 

 for the year 1904. We wish to urge parties who buy wood 

 ashes to patronize those importers and dealers who have 

 secured a license for the sale of ashes in Massachusetts, for 



