1922.] 



Notes on Manures for December. 



839 



on the plots receiving town refuse. The crop is not large and 

 the season was not particularly favourable to farmyard manure. 

 The result is nevertheless interesting. It still remains to be 

 determined whether the effect of town refuse in the second 

 and later seasons is equal to that of farmyard manure. 

 Some further analyses of town refuse are as follows : — 





Letchtcorih 



Colwyn Bay 





per cent. 



per cent. 



Mineral matter 



41-34 



42-4 



Organic matter 



32-49 



iy-05 



Moisture 



24-14 



38-56 



Nitron-en 



0-33 



0-78 



Phosphoric acid (P^O.,) 



0-33 



1-26 



Equal to Tricalcicphosphate 



0-72 



2-75 



Calcium oxide 





2-42 



Calcium carbonate ... 



G-87 





Oxides of iron and alumina 



7-87 



10-20 



Prices of Artificial Manures. 



Unless otherwise stated, prices are for not less than 2-ton lots f.o.r. in towns 

 named, and are net cash for prompt delivery. 



Hrice per ton 



Description 



Bristol 



) 



Hull 



L'pool 



ndn 



( 'ost per 

 Unit at 

 u on 





£ s. 



£ s. 



€ s. 



£ s. 



s. d. 



JTitrate of Soda (X. 15^ per cent.) 







13. 



13. 7 



17. 3 



Sulphate of Ammonia, ordinary 













(A. 25i per cent.) 



15.10* 



15.10* 



15.10* 



15.10" 



(N)14.U 



neutral 











(A. 35 1 per cent.) 



16.13=' 



16 13^ 



16 13* 



16 13 



(N)15.8 



Kainit (Pot. 12^ per cent.) 







2.12 



2. 7 



3. 10 



French Kainit (Pot 14 t er cent.) 



21 



2. 1 





2.12 



3. it 



Sj'lvinite t,Pot. 2'^ per cent.) 









3. 5 



3 3 



Potash Salts (Pot, 3 ' per cent.) 









5 2 



3. 5 



Muriate of Po'ash (Pot. 50 per cent.) 





10.10 



8.10 



9. 5 



3. 8 



Sulphate of Potash (Pot. 48 per cent.) 





11.15 



12. 



12. 



5. 



Basic Slag (T.P. 30-32 per cent.) 



3 17§ 







4. 2§ 



2. 8 



(T.P. 24-26 per cent.) 





3."l^ 









■ (T.P. 2 -22 per cent.) 



2.15^ 



2.13§ 



•>.15^ 



2.15$ 



2, 7 



(T.P. 16-18 per cent.) 



2. 5^ 





2 11§ 



2.13§ 



3. 2 



Slay Phosphate (T.P. 60 per cent.) 



6. 







6.17$ 



2. 3 



,r ., (T.P 50 per cent.) 







6.12§ 



5.17$ 



2. 4 



„ „ (T.P 40 per cent. ) 



4. 7^ 





4 17$ 



2. 5 



Superphosphate (S. P. 35 per cent.) ... 



4. 9 





4.15^ 



4 5 



2. 5 



(S. P. 30 per cent.) 



3.K) 



3.10 



4. 2v^ 



3.15 



2. (; 



Bone Meal (T.P. 45 per cent ) 



9 10 



9 lOt 



9. 



i). 





Steamed Boue Flour (T.P. 60 per cent.) 



8.1 Of 



8. 5t 



8. 5 



7 7 





Fish Guano (A. 9-10. T.P. 16-20 per cent). ... 



12 15 





12. 5 



12. 7 





Abbreviations : N.= Nitros^en ; A. = Ammonia ; S. P. = Soluble Phosphate ; T.P.= 



Total Pho-phate : Pot.= Potash. 



* Delivered in 4 ton lots at purchaser's nearest railway station. 



t Delivered (within a limited area) at ]iurchaser's near st railwaj^ station. 



$ Prices include cost of carriage from works to town named. C 'St to pu chasers 

 in other districts will be greater or less according to the distance of different 

 purchasers from the works. 



