370 Annual Report for 1913 of the Consulting Chemist. 
the price, and, on heavy land in particular, it should be distinctly 
of value. It was in nice dry condition, and was broken into 
small lumps so that it could readily be applied. 
5. Furnace Dust. 
This is a material of very variable nature. The following 
is an analysis of a sample sent me, which, I was told, could be 
got free of charge, and which could be delivered direct on to 
an adjoining farm : — 
Moisture ........ 3-99 
1 Organic matter ...... 18’95 
Lime .• . . 8-58 
2 Phospboric acid ...... P72 
Oxide of iron, alumina, &c. . . . 41*53 
Sand 25-23 
100-00 
1 Containing nitrogen ..... *55 
equal to ammonia . . . . . . .37 
2 Equal to phosphate of lime .... 3*76 
Such a material as this might be beneficial to land from a 
purely mechanical point of view. It would also be worth a few 
shillings more per ton for mixing with artificial manure. The 
sample was, however, distinctly alkaline, and it would not do 
to mix with it sulphate of ammonia or other manures con- 
taining ammoniacal salts. 
6. Lime. 
This material is still found to be of very variable quality. 
The following is the analysis of a distinctly inferior sample : 
Moisture . . . . . .. >20 
Oxide of iron and alumina .... 6*60 
Lime . . . . . # 51*94 
Magnesia . . . . ... . 20-71 
Carbonic acid, ~&c. . . ... 15-46 
Silica ...... fv 9 Q 
100-00 
This, cost \l. 5s. per ton, and was finely ground. It 
contained, however, a great deal of magnesia, and was not a 
well-burnt lime. I consider the price much too high for such 
a quality. 
7. Mowra Bean Meal. 
A sample was sent me under the above name. It had been 
recommended for use as a fertiliser, and cost 55s. per ton at 
Yarmouth. 
