150 
Liquid Manure. 
The solid matter, amounting to 128 97 grains to the gallon, 
had^the following percentage composition : — 
Organic matters 27'54 
Containing nitrogen ('^5) 
Mineral matters 72*46 . 
Consisting of: — 
Soluble silica 1"73 
Insoluble siliceous matter (suspended clay) 3"40 
Lime .. .. .. 12-79 
Magnesia .. 1"84 
Potash .. .. 8-50 
Chloride of potassium 4vlO 
Chloride of sodium 30-32 
Phosphoric acid ' .. 1-14 
Sulphuric acid 3-99 
Carbonic acid and loss 4-65 
100-00 
According to these and previous results obtained in the analysis 
of the original liquid manure, we find in an imperial gallon of 
liquid manure before and after having remained in contact with 
soil for 3 days, the constituents mentioned in the subjoined 
Table :— 
Composition of Liquid Manure before and after contact with a red-coloured, 
friable, loamy, fertile Soil and Clay Subsoil, and Loss or Gain in Con- 
stituents. 
An imperial gallon contains : — 
Water and volatile ammonia com- \ 
pounds j 
Containing : — 
Ammonia, as carbonate and liu- ] 
mate of ammonia .. J 
Organic matter 
Containing nitrogen , 
Equal to ammonia 
Inorganic matters 
Consisting of : — 
Soluble silica 
Insoluble siliceous matter (sus- 
pended clay) 
Lime 
Magnesia 
Potash 
Chloride of potassium 
„ sodium 
Phosphoric acid 
Sulphuric acid 
Carbonic acid and loss 
Before 
After 
Filtration. 
Filtration. 
Loes. 
; Gain. 
grains. 
grains. 
69,888-14 
69,871-03 
-1711 
(35-58) 
(25-84) 
-9-74 
20-o9 
35-52 
+ 14-93 
(1-49) 
(-84) 
-•65 
(1-81) 
(1-02) 
-•79 
(91-27) 
(93-45) 
+2-18 
2-34 
2-23 
-•11 
4-38 
+4-38 
11 48 
16-50 
+5-02 
2-87 
2-37 
-•50 
16-92 
10-96 
-5^96 
2-74 
5-29 
+2-55 
40-35 
39-11 
-"i-24 
4-83 
1-45 
-3-38 
3-94 
5-18 
+V24 
5-80 
5-98 
+ -18 
70,000-00 70,000^00 
