Fertilisers. 
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“ A ” was sold under a guarantee of containing 2 to 3 per 
cent, of ammonia, and 6 to 8 per cent, of soluble phosphates — a 
guarantee which, by the way, is not in accordance with the 
Act. The cost of the manure was 3?. per ton — a favourite 
price, as I have pointed out before, for materials of this class. 
In regard to actual deficiency, an allowance of 8s. &d. per ton 
was claimed and allowed, but a price of 21. per ton would have 
fully represented the actual value of the manure. 
“ B ” cost bl. Us. per ton, which was just about double its 
value. 
. Another material sold as “Fertiliser,” and which was very 
dear, is the following : — 
Moisture ........ 24'97 
-- * Organic matter . 36' 16 
Phosphate of lime ...... 3'68 
Oxide of iron and alumina, &C. . . . 16' 19 
Sand 19-00 
100-00 
' Containing nitrogen ...... 2-69 
Equal to ammonia ...... 3'27 
The price-nf this was 70s. per ton, delivered. I should have 
considered it dear even at 50s. 
4. Rape Dust. 
Rape dust, sold for manurial purposes, is unfortunately 
often liable to contain excessive amounts of sand and earthy 
matter. The following is an example, the sample containing 
13| per cent, of sand : — 
Moisture ........ 11-58 
’Organic matter. ...... 67-36 
^Phosphoric acid. ...... P96 
Lime, magnesia, &c. .• ..... 5 37 
Sand 13-73 
100-00 
’ Containing nitrogen ...... 4-54 
Equal to ammonia . . . . , . 5-51 
’Equal to phosphate of lime .... 4 28 
, : : 5. Soot. 
Soot is a material of variable nature, but the samples that 
have passed through my hands this year have been of quite 
good- quality. L give here- the analyses of three > such 
.samples;:^ y . -nil . / <: ' -. I '-o 
