370 Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1888. 
Moisture ....... 
Oil 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-forniing matters) 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . , 
Woody tibre (cellulose) .... 
^ Mineral matter (aah) 
' Containing nitrogen 
■ Including sand 
"May 4, 1888. 
13-3.3 
12-23 
2225 
36-18 
8-43 
7-58 
100-00 
3-56 
3-27 
" Very impure ; it contains much foreign seed and starcby admixture ; 
also too much sand. " J. Augustus Voelcker." 
Mr. Hulbert, though frequently pressed in the matter, re- 
fused information on the ground that, as the vendor was a 
friend, he was unwilling to expose him. 
8. Mr. T. Morgan, of Acton Burnell, Condover, Salop, sent 
for analysis, on April 28, a sample of manure sold to him, on 
April 23, as "pure dissolved bones" free from admixture, the 
price being 5?. lbs. per ton, carriage free. One ton had been 
purchased from Mr. Samuel Smith, 4 Hargreaves Street, 
Redbank, Manchester. 
Dr. Voelcker 's report was : — 
Moisture . . , 
' Organic matter . 
Phosphate of lime 
Carbonate of lime, »S:c. 
Insoluble silicious matter 
' Containing nitrogen 
Equal to ammonia . 
" May 8, 1888. 
19-49 
24-77 
44-50 
11-13 
•11 
100-00 
1-12 
1-36 
"This is not dissolved bones at all, but inferior boiled bone. The price 
(6^. per ton) is far too much. " J. Augustus Voelckee." 
Mr. Morgan stated that 27 cwt. had been sent instead of the 
1 ton ordered. Upon receiving the report, Mr. Morgan re- 
quested the vendors to remove the manure, and received the 
following reply : — 
" MEMORANDUM. 
To 
" May 14, 1888. 
"Froji 
SAMUEL SMITH, 
4 Hargreaves Street, 
Red Bank, 
Manchester. 
"Dear Sir, — If the manm-e is as you state, some mistake has arisen 
somewhere with the railway company or with my men in loading at this 
Mr. THOMAS MORGAN, 
Acton Burnell, 
SAXor. 
