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Analyses, continued. 



Magnesium oxide 6.06 



Ferric oxide 0.6S 



Potassium oxide 1.92 



Phosphoric acid 1.T9 



Insoluble matter, before calcination 5.19 



" after 2.57 



55. Coal-Ashes, Bituminous. 



Water 5.0 



Organic substance . . . . 5.0 



Ash 95.0 



Potash 0.1 



Soda 0.1 



Magnesia 3.2 



Phosphoric acid 0.2 



Sulphuric acid 8.5 



56. Coal-Ashes, Anthracite. 



Water 5.0 



Organic substance .... 5.0 



Ash 90.0 



Potash 0.1 



Soda 0.1 



Magnesia 3.0 



Phosphoric acid . . . . 0,1 



Sulphuric acid 5.0 



57. Gas-Lime — Average of 4 Analyses. 



Moisture at 100° C. . . .22.28 Sulphuric acid* 20.73 



Calcium oxide 12.66 Insoluble matter .... 6.05 



Magnesium oxide .... S. 30 



* Sulphuric acid includes all forms of sulphur present. 



(e.) Trade Values for 1S91 of Fertilizing Ingredients in 

 Raw Materials and Chemicals. Adopted by Experiment 



Stations of Mass., New Jersey. Penn. and Conn. 



Cts. 

 per lb. 



Xitrogen in ammoniates 18)4 



" nitrates 14^ 



Organic nitrogen in dry and fine ground fish, meat and blood. 15J£ 

 " " cotton-seed meal and castor-pomace . .15 



" " fine bone and tankage 15 



fine medium bone and tankage 12 



" medium bone and tankage 9% 



" coarser bone and tankage 7% 



hair, horn-shavings and coarse fish-scrap 7 



