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TALKS ON MANURES. 



TABLE SHOWING COMPOSITION OP EXPERIMENTAL HEAP (NO. III.), FRESH FARH 



TAHD MANURE, SPREAD IN OPi:.N YARD, AT DIFFERENT PERIODS 



OF THE TEAR. IN NATURAL STATE. 



Water 



♦Soluble orf^anic matter. . . 

 Soluble iucrj^anic matter., 

 tlusoluble organic matter 

 Insoluble miueral matter.. 



*CoDtaining nitrogen 



Equal tn ammonia 



tC'ontaining nitrogen 



Equal to ammonia 



Total amount of nitrogen 



Equal lo ammonia 



Ammonia in free state 



Ammonia in form of isalts, easily decom- 

 posed by quicklime 



Total amount of organic matter 



Total amount of mineral substance 



The following table shows the composition of the manure, cal- 

 culated dry : 



l^ABLE 8H0WTNG COMPOSITION OP EXPERIMENTAL HEAP (nO. III.), FRESH FARM 



YARD MANURE, SPREAD IN OPEN YARD, AT DIFFERENT PERIODS 



OF THE TEAR. CALCULATED DRY. 



I hare made out the following table, sliowing what would be 

 the changes in a he.ap of 5 tons (10,000 lbs.) of manure, spread out 

 in the yard, so that we can readily see the effectvof this method of 



