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5 per ct. of potash. - Good wood ashes are supposed to, and should 
contain about 5 per ct. of potash. 
2. The one sample of ashes known to be leached contained 
0.69 per ct. of potash. 
3. Canada ashes vary in potash from 3.56 to 6.62 ber ct: 
4. Coal ashes contain practically no potash. 
5. Crematory ashes are made by burning city garbage and 
contain I to 2 per ct. of potash. 
From the results obtained with samples of wood ashes, as 
given above, it would seem that this material should be pur- 
chased with extreme caution, and in no case without a definite, 
guaranteed percentage of potash. 
TABLE I— ANALYSES OF ASHES. 








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Ashes Per ct Ashes Per ct 
IORI... cee eee OF83 4] eae 88 COG, Aa, am 5.2 18 8 terpeeiee 
AB el BORE tien + ht vale O41 line ere 107 SS MRR ce hn ty, eae 5; SAAS eee 
AS LRA. Neen iin ull A ees ae Oe 23)" | teense 108 ET Nr eet. 3 94a sees 
S49, Sime nee hee ces aan Ty. GOs ee cece 319 ree I Nee ees. 6.08, | een ee 
SOTA Cenc chee Sis he OF43 i pee nee 326 Brae tes St 3.69 See 
25 | Acid Factory 1 Re ee ob? Se 327, hs yh Ue a 3.68, |e 
317 uh: ¢ UPR Pal Ue IB 335 ORs ee 3. LS) eee 
Si SuimCanada ue. seen. ETAT hotel tect Sete 348 ieeetn 4 See sh tO 5 790 ae 
540 ya Oe en ee SOR 3.05.) teat eels te 349 in) GL) aes 2 7 ee 
543 CO eR oe at a ACC) Merce 350 a Oe 2.048) | eae 
599 nahi! Mieke had 8 Badass Bo al ic eee 378 ie ASS 2 et eee 7 SO eee oe eae 
600 SD Re HER CoS EAL S00 see ee at 384 ee Al 38: 87s. Saree 
625 Ba one Re ae hag Bae Pe Meee, 399 OTs a ee ae 6.05) ee 
438 | Canada hardwood 6. 620 ee ae 407 eee truer A.” 6.87 1.63 
814 COON Ae pee cate QO: SOO Phere ve 408 SES yi. US te ae 5.02 ee 
17 | Crematory, from 433 ey Oi ae Pa 6. TP eee 
parbabe.. take tc Dike 3.91 434 Me ee 2.09. | tee ee 
813 | Crematory, N. Y. 491 MEEPS tio os. 5:28 th Sate 
for h ral ded Adee otis) Raat ee SOD e hanes s © 496 Mh AOE ery ey ae 6.94) aoe 
24.4) Hard wood: oe LO POOR LMA <i .cese 505 ORS ES. See 4.705) cee 
788 Be oh? CaINGALS 45 STN 3 tL on ere ens 511 en) See Si 3 287 | ae 
G2inl leached: wn). s eo: “ O169 eens 513 So SIMA SINE 4:64. to geen ee 
59S Ho Michigah seg a oe AD Gl shine ocean 515 Sit a ee 1 4° 7051 fee 
19 | Mixed coal and 527 MOPS 2 1 Rees 4.30 | 2 eeeee 
MT OOCMaiecete teed 0.38 0.47 528 fst eee ae 3.5 eee 
G23 hi Sawemils ee ee Se lige eee 533 So ES ae 3:70 i 
(Sila aSOlt=wOOdsapnta was SSO Mike 535 ESOT as 3.98) iieceteee 
628:}; Unleachedu.?, J... 675. W eee 594 EMER Gee? Db Sel Sena eee 
838 | Waste-paper...... 0.00 0.38 596 Oaks ack tee 4363) eee ees 
Pai WiOOdg eee eee Fava O74) Mae ae? 6 A? 616 Ay ed eee 5.36 Baro rediy 
2 i, ACRE ee 2S he tee 725 rg a We 9 0.96 
3 er ee te eae a TR Wy Ie ne 730 EE Ke voi BAT pete 
9 SAS). OL. Lae re apo ap (eel Pa ae 749 SOD 206) ee eee 4 (0000 eee 
32 ND a ae ree 25 OG tl een oh 754 te ee a ee Bie Lebv. 1a tree 
34 EAS SOME on 774 f Cores SAD 1502. aoa 
35 4 6.71 1.60 776 Oe ee 1.1024) eee 
42 % Co Lah Ret 791 Sy ae e aes S45. | Ree 
47 # aS TR He gh Rk ae Be 839 da ey VO ne 2,68 lors pee 
50 $ NSO REE She 840 “6 Vise ste Lene 4 Ol! | eee 
81 *f 8.67 ie 841 Bat eS AEN. 1 67.) ae ae 
85 ” ASOT Nee ts 822 “ ~~ (ime-kiln). 5:32) i eeu ‘ 
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