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424. WHEAT BRAN. 1887. 



(Fine ground.) 

 99.51 per cent, passed through Mesh 144 to square inch. 



Analysis of Wheat Bran with reference to Fertilizing Constituents. 



Moisture at lOO'* C, 



Phosphoric acid, 6 cts. per pound, 



Ferric oxide, 



Magnesium oxide, 



Calcium oxide, 



Potassium oxide, 



Sodium oxide. 



Nitrogen, 17 cts. per pound. 



Insoluble matter, 



Valuation per 2000 lbs., $14.24. 



Per Cent. 



12.20 



2.84 



.02 



.91 



.14 



1.62 



.09 



2.78 



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C. A. GOESSMANN, Director, 



Amherst, Mass. 



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