416. FELT FACTORY WASTE. 

 Sent on from Lowell, Mass. 



Per Cent, 



Moisture at 100° C, 39.24 



Organic and volatile matter, 66.47 



Ash, 33.53 



Nitrogen, 8 cts. per pound, 5.26 



Insoluble matter, 8.44 



Valuation per ton of 2000 lbs., $8.42. 



The principal part of the ash consisted of carbonate of lime. 



The material ought to be composted before being incorporate, into the 



soil. For use in stables as an absorbent, it deserves commendation. 



417. AMMONITE. 



Sent on from Southampton, Mass. 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Ash, 



Nitrogen, \lh cts. per pound, 



Phosphoric acid, 6 cts. per pound, 



Insoluble matter, 



Valuation per 2000 lbs., 

 The material was in a fine mechnnical 

 favorable form for speedy disintegration. 



418. GROUND ROCK PHOSPHATE 



Sent on from West Springfield, Mass. 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Total Phosphoric acid. 



Soluble 



Reverted. " '• 



Insoluble, " '• 2 cts. per pound, 



Magnesium oxide. 



Calcium oxide, 



Ferric and Aluminum oxide, 



Insoluble siliceous matter. 

 The material is of but little value for manurial purposes, without a 

 previous treatment with sulphuric acid to render its phosphoric acid 

 available. 



419. MUCK. 



Sent on from Peabody, Mass. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry Matter, 

 Ash in fresh muck. 

 Nitrogen in fresh muck, 

 The ash contained a considerable proportion of lime and magnesia 

 compounds. The material is a fair specimen of its kind. 



Per cent. 



89.89 



10.11 



3.05 



.26 



