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These manures were sold at the following prices : 
£ 
8. 
No 1 
11 
10 
per ton. 
ns spcciiil nicinurc. 
2 
8 
0 
dissolved bones. 
„ 3 .. . 
10 
»> 
iiiauure for roots. 
„ 4 .. . 
„ 5 .. . 
7 
0 
turnip niauure. 
8 
0 
)> 
„ blood manure. 
„ 6 .. . 
9 
10 
„ corn and f^rass manure. 
„ 7 .. . 
6 
10 
>> 
„ bone manure for turnips. 
A reference to the preceding analyses will show : 
1. That No. 7 was by far the cheapest manure of the lot, and 
the best for roots. It contained about the same amount of 
soluble phosphate, more insoluble phosphate of lime, and nearly 
1 per cent, more ammonia than the sample of dissolved bones, 
No. 2 ; and although no No. 7 was sold at 30s. less per ton than 
No. 2, it was really worth about 1/. more per ton. 
2. That the corn and grass manure. No. 6, was a very good 
manure indeed, and cheap at 9Z. 10s. a ton. 
3. It is difficult to understand why the special manure No 1 
should have been sold at 11/. 10s. a ton, whilst a manure like 
No. 6, worth at least 21. 10s. more per ton than No. 1, could be 
bought at 9Z. 10s. For a manure like No. 1 IIZ. 10s. is a 
ridiculously high price. 
4. That the blood manure, No. 5, was a good manure, and not 
dear at 8Z. 
5. That the turnip manure. No. 4, had about the same money 
value as the root manure No. 3. 
On the whole, Nos. 3 and 4 were sold at fair prices. 
Poultry Manure. 
Two samples of poultry manure were found to have the 
following composition : 
Xo. 1. 
No. «. 
38 
85 . 
.. 43 
"55 
*Organio matter and salts of 
15 
01 .. 
.. 40 
25 
2 
31 .. 
5 
37 
Carbonate of lime and alkaline 
4 
08 . 
4 
18 
Insoluble siliceous matter 
39 
75 .. 
G 
65 
100 
00 
100 
00 
* Containing nitrogen 
89 .. 
2 
31 
Equal to ammonia 
1 
OS .. 
2- 
84 
No. 1 was from a poultry farm. The vendor of No. 1 asked 
lOZ. a ton for it, although it was scarcely worth IZ. a ton. 
No. 2, which came from the henhouse of the gentleman who 
sent the manure for analysis, was worth about 2Z. 15s. a ton. 
