POODS AVHicu Make uicii manure. 



45 



CHAPTER XII. 

 FOODS WHICH MAKE RICH MANURE. 



The amount of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, contained 

 in difTerent foods, has been accurately' determined by many able 

 and reliable chemists. 



The follow nig table was prepared by Dr. J. B. Lawes, of Roth- 

 amsted, England, and was lirst published in this country in the 

 " Genesee Farmer," for May, 1860. Since then, it has been re- 

 peatedly published in nearly all the leading agriculturcd journals 

 of the world, and has given rise to much discussion. The follow- 

 ing is the table, with some recent additions : 



PER CENT. 



Linseed cake 88.0 



Cotton-seed cake*.. . . 89.0 



Rape-cake 89.0 



Linseed 90.0 



Beans 81.0 



Peas 84.5 



Tares 84.0 



Lentils 88.0 



Malt-dust 94.0 



Locust beans 85.0 



Indian-meal i 88.0 



Wheat 85.0 



Barley 84.0 



Malt ; 95.0 



Oats t 86.0 



Fine pollard t '. 8().0 



Coarse pollard t 8(i.0 



VVheat-br.au 86.0 



Clover-ha? 84.0 



84.0 

 82.5 

 82.0 

 84.0 



Meadow-hay 



Bean-straw . . 



Pea-straw... 



Wheat-straw 



Barley-straw '< 8.5 



Oat-straw i Ki 



12.5 

 11.0 

 8.0 



13.5 

 15.0 



Mancjel-wurzel . 

 Swedish turnips.. 

 Common turuips 



Potatoes 



Carrots 



Parsnips 





^."^ 





1.65 

 3.12 

 1.76 

 1.37 

 1.27 

 0.96 

 0.66 

 0.96 

 2.12 



o.m 



0.50 

 0..55 

 0.65 

 0.50 

 1.4(5 

 1.49 

 1.45 

 1.30 

 1.50 

 1.11 

 0.89 

 0.65 

 0.63 

 0.93 

 0.25 

 O.IS 

 0.29 

 0.43 

 0.23 

 0.36 



4.75 

 6.50 

 5.00 

 3.80 

 4.00 

 3.40 

 4.20 

 4.30 

 4.20 

 1.25 

 1.80 

 1.80 

 1.65 

 1.70 

 2.00 

 2.60 

 2.58 

 2.55 

 2.50 

 1.50 

 0.90 



oieo 



0..50 

 0.60 

 0.25 

 0.22 

 0.18 

 0..35 

 0.20 

 0.22 







19.72 

 27.86 

 21.01 

 15.65 

 15.75 

 13.38 

 16.75 

 16.51 

 18.21 

 4.81 

 6.65 

 7.08 

 6.32 

 6.65 

 7.70 

 13.. 53 

 14.. 36 

 14.59 

 9.64 

 6.4:5 

 3.87 

 3.74 

 ^.(i8 

 2.25 

 2.90 

 1.07 

 91 

 .86 

 1..50 

 .80 

 1.14 



* The manure from a ton of undecorticated cottonseed cake is worth $15.74; 

 that from a ton of cotton-seed, after being ground and sifted, is worth $13.25. 

 The grinding and sifting, in Mr. Lawes' experiments, removed about 8 percent 



of husk and cotton 

 economical food. 



Cotton-seed, so treated, proved to be a very rich and 

 t Middlings, Canielle. % Shipstuff. 



