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A WORD ABOUT MANUEES. 



The following Table arranged by Ezra E. Adams, of the N. H. 

 Agricultural College, will show the amount of water, organ- 

 ic matter, nitrogen, and mineral ingredients in given quanti- 

 ties of natural and manufactured fertilizers. 



In 1,000 Pounds <w 



a. 



Animal excre'nt, fresh are 

 " excrement rotted " 



Dung-heap liquid '* 



Faeces fresh " 



Human urine " 



Night soil, fresh " 



In 100 Pounds op 



Peruvian guano 



Dried Blood 



Bone meal, av 



Bone black, fresh .... 

 Baker guano 



super-phosphate . 

 Navassa phosphate . . 



super-phosphate . 

 Rectified P. guano. .. 



Sal. ammonia 



Nitrate Soda 



Plaster 



Gas lime 



Ashes, ay 



Leached ashes 



Coal ashes '. 



1 2 

 1-3 



10 



.4 



•1 



.4 



.4 



28.5 



.5 



19.5 



15.0 



58.0* 



.7 



44.0 



12.5 



1.6 



.3 



5.0 



Silica and small amounts of other ingredients not named. 



