158 Annual Report for 1905 of the Consulting Chemist . 
will give frequently over 6 per cent, of ammonia (a sample 
recently analysed by me gave ammonia 6' 76 per cent.), the 
mustard cake cannot be considered so well worth the money 
at the respective prices. 
8. Farmyard and Stable Manure. 
It may be of advantage to give analyses of samples of 
farmyard and stable manure such as is generally procurable in 
London, and is available for transport to the hop lands of Kent 
and other districts within reach of the Metropolis. The samples 
were carefully drawn from considerable bulks of {a) best 
London dung (5) sweepings, or “London mixture,” and the 
analyses were : — 
A 
B 
Best 
London dung 
Sweepings 
Moisture ..... 
66-55 
56-60 
1 Organic matter .... 
22-40 
18-07 
Lime. ..... 
1-00 
1-67 
2 Phosphoric acid. 
•42 
•40 
Alkalies, &c. .... 
1-30 
4-1)4 
Sand ...... 
8-33 
18-32 
100-00 
100-00 
1 Containing nitrogen . 
•67 
•56 
Equal to ammonia 
•81 
•68 
2 Equal to phosphate of lime 
•92 
•87 
“A” cost 2 21. 7 s. 6d. per barge load of 84 cart loads, delivered 
to the farm (near Faversham, Kent), 
a cartload being, roughly, 
1 ton, so that the price came to 5s. 4(7. per ton. u B ” cost, 
also delivered, 14 1. 7s. &d. per barge load, or 3s. 5d. per ton. 
At the respective prices “ B ” was 
the cheaper, though both 
may be considered good value. 
9. ( a ) Poultry Manure ; (5) Feather Waste. 
Samples of these were sent for analysis 
and gave the 
following results : — 
Poultry 
Feather 
Moisture ..... 
62-50 
W chouG 
9-12 
1 Organic matter .... 
20-52 
76-52 
Lime ..... 
•83 
1-25 
2 Phosphoric acid 
•65 
1-40 
Alkalies, &c. .... 
2T3 
2-74 
Sand ...... 
13-37 
8-97 
100-00 
100-00 
1 Containing nitrogen . 
1-59 
9-95 
Equal to ammonia 
1-93 
12-08 
2 Equal to phosphate of lime. 
1-42 
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