378 Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Oommittee, 1888. 
4. ]\Ir. 0. Bennion, of Creswell, Seigliford, near Stafford, 
sent, in April 1888, a sample purporting to be pure raw bones. 
Ten tons were purchased at bl. 10s. per ton, including 6s. 
carriage. This was not pure bone, but contained only 2-84 
per cent, of ammonia, instead of 4 to 4|- per cent., and was in- 
ferior to the extent of about Us. Gd. per ton. The allowance 
was made, but the names were not given. 
5. Mr. T. Humphreys, of White House, Middleton, Oswestry, 
Salop, sent, in June 1888, samples of two manures, the one 
called " Mangold Manure," at 8^. a ton, and stated to contain 
12 per cent, of sulphate of ammonia, the other " Turnip Manure," 
at 61. 10s. a ton. The Mangold Manure was found to contain 
only "42 per cent, of ammonia, equal to sulphate of ammonia 
1-65 per cent., instead of 12 per cent, as stated ; and the Turnip 
Manui-e had only "28 per cent, of ammonia; both being extra- 
vagantly high-priced manures. No further particulars could 
be obtained. 
6. Mr. E. H. Furnival, of Bellaport Park, Market Drayton, 
sent, in May 1888, a sample of dissolved bones, costing 61. a ton 
at works, which was found on analysis not to be dissolved 
bones, and not worth more than 41. a ton. 
7. Mr. Wm. Vaughan, of Caynton House, Newport, Salop, 
sent, in August 1888, a sample of steamed bones, out of a 
purchase of 14 tons, which was found to contain admixture of 
7 per cent, of salt. No further particulars could be obtained. 
8. Mr. W. Love, of Whitfield House, Walsingham, via 
Darlington, sent, in July 1888, a sample of nitrate of soda, 
which was found to contain a quantity of pyrites and 20 per 
cent, of common salt. No further particulars could be obtained. 
9. Mr. H. Humphreys, of Woodhouse, Loughboro', sent, in 
November 1888, a sample of manure rajje cake which was 
found to contain 37 per cent, of sand and earthy matters, and 
had only 1'9 per cent, of ammonia, instead of over 5 per cent., 
as it should have had. 
