AGEICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES. 

 835. Muck from I. O. Winslow, St. Albans. 

 841 and 842. Mucks from E. E. Light, Burkettsville. 



Water 



Ash and Sand ^ ,. 



Potash 



Phosphoric Acid 

 Nitrogen 



835 1 



841 1 



84 



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a3 



— c 



OJ 



— a 



c3 o 



a; 



C3 o 



a> 



« o 













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=(H 



■^ -^.^ 



«M 



-Z^ 4^ 



I- a 



s 



.Wi'^S 



S 



.&f^ 



08 



jj 



o ° 







77.52 





80.66 





79.. 54 



4.30 



19.15 



1.49 



7.70 



7.04 



.(13 



.14 



.02 



.08 



.04 



.24 



1.08 



.10 



.54 



.19 



.38 



1.70 



.42 



2.16 



.34 



34.43 



.20 



.96 



1-67 



When received at the station samples of muck contained so 

 much water that it is necessary to dry them before they can be 

 properly pulverized for analysis. The results obtained are recal- 

 culated for the original content of water and also, for purposes of 

 comparison, to a water- free basis. The first figures are, of course, 

 of most interest to the farmer, as they represent more nearly the 

 condition of the muck as it is ordinarily used for agricultural 

 purposes. 



672. Feldspar. — From Cumberland Bone Co. Potash 12.07 

 per cent. A t^'pical orthoclase feldspar may contain as 

 high as 16.9 per cent, potash. Here, as in most feld- 

 spars of the orthoclase variety, a part of the potash is 

 replaced by soda. 

 676. Fish Pomace. — From P. B. Friend, N. Sedgwick. This 

 is said to consist for the most part of the heads of 

 herrings, from a sardine factory. It contains : Water 

 54,66 per cent., Nitrogen 5.26 per cent., Potash .26 

 per cent., Phosphoric acid 2.05 per cent. 

 684. Sea Weed. — FromH. A. Long, Gt. Beach, Eoque Island. 

 Water 76.00 per cent., Nitrogen 1.04 per cent.. Phos- 

 phoric acid .07 per cent. 

 834. Cedar Ashes. — From Judge Robinson, Houlton. Water 

 1.52 per cent., Potash 5.09 per cent., Phosphoric acid 

 1.91 per cent. 

 843. Ashes from Burned Muck. — From Albert Pease, Phillips. 

 This material is largely siliceous, about 95 per cent, being 

 insoluble in hydrochloric acid. It contains traces of phos- 

 phoric acid, but not enough to give it any value. 



