New York Agrioutturas Exerrment STation. 153 
In the Connecticut Report for 1&§93, I find analyses of 19 
samples of wood ashes averaging as follows: 





Per cent. : 
Per cent. . Price 
potash. PHOS per ton. 

1.61 $11.38 
everager i)... Dan, ee ees 48 a es 4.93 
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Pain EO OT ee oe ue Pata OP, AT Bee ae ee 


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It is clear, therefore, that with such wide variation in the com- 
position of this material, as has been found in Massachusetts, 
Connecticut and New York, it is impossible to reply to the 
repeated question as to whether a given sample is “up to 
standard,” for, as has been shown, there is no standard, and 
should the reply be that any given sample is not unleached, hard 
wood, ashes, while it would be literally true in every case, it 
would be often unjust to the seller, who presumes them to be as 
he represents them. The only way would appear to be that they 
should be bought only upon a guaranteed analysis, as are other 
fertilizing materials. 
In the Handbook of Experiment Station Work published by | 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, p. 411, the following per- 
centages of potash and phosphoric acid are given in the ashes of ' 
several air-dry woods. 
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Per cent. 
Peash. | potash, | Phosphoric 
ae ae, PA) bi aaa cal 
ee ie in wan ob 4 Ba eye « .82 | 46.04 3.58 
ge IESE MOO ea 16 | 18.10 6.76 
ERY oooh. Avelss's So eigen sess 68 | 28.04 8.51 
Me ee a, vce blan grees de> | +48 | 28.60 11.97 
MM are as yo se ge vse p00 soso wha nibh TDilse Sle Oe 9.00 
Meek red ....i>.... “pptcet Sen ee LPR Ges 167 14 24,86 10.55 
MEICMIEC TS idee ee wee ees .26 | 42.16 9.48 
UE gi Bt 38 |. 15.35 3.82 
MIC MVCHOW 6. vce ae ces t eee PP 28 19.70 4.18 
ag aa SOE 14430 4.33 
PSE Tet 2k) Qo’ ai eles so hes we. v Bh 290) Bs Le 19 28 
BEOEAP OMe. Toute AAEM GY gph etek .45 | 25.64 7.67 

