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TALKS OX MANURES. 



TABLB SHOWING THE COMPOSITION OP EXPERIMENTAL UEAP (NO. II.) FRESH FABH- 



TABD MANURE UNDER SUED, IN NATUiiAL STATE AT DIFFERENT 



PERIODS OF THE TEAK. 



When put 

 up, Nov 

 3,1854. 



Feb. 14, 

 1&55. 



Apr. 30, 

 1855. 



.•lMf7. 23, 

 1855. 



Nov. 15, 

 1855. 



Water 



*Soliibli; organic matter 



Soluble inorganic matter 



tinsoluble organic matter 



Insoluble mineral matter 



♦Containing nitrogen 



Equal to ammonia 



tContaining nitrogen 



Equal to ammonia 



Total amount of nitrogen 



F.qual to ammonia 



Anirn.>.iia in frc(! state 



Ammonia in form of silts easily de- 

 composed by quicklime 



Total amount of oi.:auic matter 



Tot;il amount of mineral substance.. 



41.66 



5.37 



4.43 



27.69 



20.85 



100.00 



.42 

 .51 

 1.09 

 1.31 

 1.51 

 1.82 

 .019 



.146 

 33.06 

 25.28 



TABLE SHOWING THE COMPOSITION OF EXPERIMENTAL HEAP (NO. H.) FRESH FARM- 

 YARD MANURE UNDER SHED, CALCULATED DRY, AT DIFFERENT 

 PERIODS OF THE TEAIt. 



Whe)i put 

 up, Nov. 

 3, 1854. 



♦Soluble organic matter. . 

 Soluble inorganic matter. . 

 tinsoluble organic matter. 

 Insoluble mineral matter.. 



7.33 



4..55 

 76.15 

 11.97 



•Containing nitrogen 



Equal to ammonia 



tContainiug nitrogen 



Equal to ammoii^a 



Total amount of "nitrogen ...... 



Equal to ammonia ' 



Ammonia in free state ! .'.'.'..'.'.. 



.\mmonia in form of salts, easily de 



composed by quicklime 



Total amount of organic matter. . . 

 Total amount of mineral substance 



.44 

 .,53 

 1.46 

 1.77 

 1 90 

 2.30 

 .10 



.26 



83.48 

 16..'-i2 



Feb. 14, L4/W-. .30. 

 1855. 1855. 



8.04 



6.48 



62.60 



22.88 



10.74 



7.84 



58.99 



22.43 



Auo.2S.\yov. 15, 

 1855. 1855. 



7.30 



5.39 



45.97 



41.34 



100.00 100.00 100.00 I 100.00 



.46 



..5(i 

 1.78 

 2.16 

 2.24 

 2.72 



,026 



.182 

 53.27 

 46.73 



9.20 



7.59 



47.46 



35.75 



100.00 



.72 



.8S 

 1.88 

 2 20 

 2.(50 

 .3.n« 



.032 



.250 

 5fi.r6 

 43.34 



The above analyses are of value to those who buy fresh and fer- 

 mented manure. They can form some idea of what they are get- 

 tinc:. If they buy a ton of frcsb manure in November, they get 

 12| lbs. of nitrogen, and 30| lbs. of soluble mineral matter. If 



