Qmrierly Report of the Chemical Committee, July, 1891. 631 
QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE CHEMICAL 
COMMITTEE 
July, 1891. 
1. Mr. p. Dalton, of Cummersdale Mills, Carlisle, sent for 
analysis on May 6, 1891, a sample of Flesh, Blood and Bone 
Manure, the price of this being 51. ris. per ton for cash, delivered ; 
2h tons had been purchased from the manufacturer, Mr. Dennis 
Hughes, of Grinsdale Bridge Manure Works, near Carlisle. The 
manure was ordered for top dressing purposes. The following 
analysis and report were given : — 
May 15. 
Moisture ........ Sl /o ^ 
* Organic matter and water of combination . . 22 io 
Monobasic phcspbate of lime .... 7'7o 
equal totribasicphospbateoflime(bone phosphate) i jqq.qo 
rendered soluble by acid (12-26) T 
Insoluble phosphates 5-5-1 
Sulphate of lime, alkaline salts, kc. . . . 3-3-7o 
Insoluble siliceous matter . . • . . 8'78 j 
' Containing nitrogen . . . ■ • '92 
equal to ammonia ...... 1'12 
Just about twice the price it should be. 
An allowance of 51. on the transaction was made by the vendor, 
who explained that one of the ingredients in the mixing was not 
what it should have been. 
2. Mr. A. de Mornay, of Col d'Arbres, Wallingford, sent on 
June 9, 1891, a sample of what he had purchased as Dissolved 
Bones, the price being 51. 10s. per ton, delivered, less 5s. per ton 
discount in four months. Two tons of the manure had been bought 
from the manufacturers, Messrs. Weedon Bros., The Chemical Manure 
Works and Bone Mills, Goring, near Reading. The following report 
was given on the sample : — 
June 15. 
Moisture ; . 13-98 \ 
* Organic matter and water of combination . . 15-31 j 
Monobasic phosphate of lime ..... 11-29 
equal totribasicphosphateofUme (bone phosphate) I -,r^r^ 
rendered soluble by acid . . . . ! (17-69) M""'"" 
Insoluble phosphates 7-63 
Sulphate of hme, alkaline salts, &c. . . . 48-57 
Insoluble siliceous matter 3-32 ' 
' Containing nitrogen -64 
equal to ammonia ■ -77 
