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5. The temporary ruling low toarket cost of the grain feed during 

 the third experinoent as compared with those on preceding occasions 

 and the high commercial value of the obtainable manurial refuse, due 

 to their rich nitrogenous composition, have secured still a small profit 

 over expenses charged where the rate of producing meat was too low 

 to entitle to profit. In considering the stated financial results in all 

 our feeding experiments, thus far published, it ought to be kept in 

 mind that all our home-raised fodder articles are charged at a liberal 

 local market price per ton. 



I. 



ANALYSES OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND MANU- 

 RIAL SUBSTANCES SENT ON FOR EXAMINATION. 



811—814. WOOD ASHES.- 



I, Sent on from Amherst, Mass. 



II. and III. Sent on from Lawrence, Mass. 

 IV. Sent on from Hudson, Mass. 



I. , II. III. IT. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100«C., 13.18 16.12 8.71 18.00 



Calcium oxide, 34.06 30.38 36.95 33.25 



Magnesium oxide, 2.88 2.64 2.90 1.84 



Ferric oxide, 3.32 1.32 .07 1.42 



Potassium oxide, 4.56 3.94 5.77 4.51 



Phosphoric acid, 1-66 1.52 1.38 1.18 



Insoluble matter, before calcination 13.60 17.52 13.15 12.99 



Insoluble matter, after calcination 11-16 13.10 11.88 10.84 



815-819. WOOD ASHES. 



I. Sent on from Concord, Mass. 



II. Sent on from Clifton, Mass. 



III. and IV. Sent on from Sunderland, Mass. 

 V. Sent on from Boston, Mass. 



