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IV. 



QuiNNiPiAc Soluble Nitrogenous Phosphate. 



Moisture and volatile matter, 

 Non -volatile matter, . 

 Soluble phosphoric acid, . 

 Reduced phosphoric acid. 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen (3.14 ammonia), 



Valuation per ton of 2000 pounds. 



iio.o pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, 

 49.0 pounds of reduced phosphoric acid, 

 79.4 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, . 

 51.8 pounds of nitrogen (62.8 ammonia), . 



55.51 per cent. 

 44.49 



5.50 



2.45 



3-47 

 2.59 



• 119-87 



4.76 



- IS-S4 



$46.74 



V. 

 Fale's Fertilizer. 



Moisture and volatile matter, 39.87 per cent. 



Non- volatile matter, 60.13 " 



Soluble phosphoric acid, 1-5° " 



Reduced phosphoric acid, 2.49 " 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 4-°6 " 



Nitrogen (3-23 ammonia), 2.66 " 



Valuation per ton of 2000 pounds. 



30.00 pounds of soluble phosphoric acid, $4.88 



49.80 pounds of reduced phosphoric add, 6.57 



81.20 pounds of insoluble phosphoric acid, 4-^7 



53.20 pounds of nitrogen (64.6 ammonia) , 15-9^ 



VI. 



Guano (Guanape Islands). 



Moisture and volatile matter, 

 Non-volatile matter, . 

 Sand, .... 



Total phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen (11.78 ammonia), 

 Potassa, .... 



57-38 

 42.62 

 10.94 

 11.59 



54- 17 

 45-83 

 12.47 

 12.08 

 9.70 

 2.02 



$32.28 



54.98 

 45.02 

 13.10 

 11.25 



Valuation per ton of 2000 pounds. 

 238.80 pounds of phosphoric acid (at 12.64 cents per pound). 



. $30.18 



