258 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 APRIL, 1900. 
ANALYSES OF COMMERCIAL FERTILISERS. F 
THe following analyses of fertilisers made by the Agricultural Analyst © 
Fertilisers has been published at the instance of the South Australian Ministet 
for Agriculture, and they will doubtless prove of interest to sugar-planters a” 
others, especially in view of the recommendation by Dr. W. Maxwell m 
report on the sugar industry of Queensland :— 
Minerat SuPERPHOSPHATE. : 
| Water Soluble Citrate Soluble 
| Phosphate. Phosphate. 
| a ‘ 3 
Vendor. | Brand. f 
| 7) sis 0 
| Vendor’s | propane Vendor's Ane 
Guarantee. ae Guarantee. |" “4 nalyst: 
— a ES ‘ema Eel a acetal le a ee campeon! ffs a 
Adelaide Chemical Works ... | Mineral Super ... 29°5. 33°07 8°5 a 
Clutterbuck Brothers... ... | United Alkali Co. 36°0 36°97 oa 
Clutterbuck Brothers... «-+ |Special |.) so BUD 41°6 3:0 
S.A. _Farmers’ Co-operative | United Alkali Co. 36°0 | 36:97 ey 
Union ; 3-21 
George Wills and Co.... ... | United Alkali Co. 36°0 36°97 WY 
Elder, Smith, and Co. Pia wesmee 5 360 38°6 
Australasian Implement Co. | Lawes... ve 360 _ 884 
Boni AND GUANO SUPERPHOSPHATES. 
a a ta ae EP a 
Water Citrate Acid tasbe 
Soluble Soluble Soluble Nitrogen. Po 
Phosphate. | Phosphate. | Phosphate. . 
N _ | _ aly ial cna — ia q 
N f V 2 Ms . = Swen s: 5; = :} | 5 é 
ame of Vendor and Manure a3 lng ag re oS ae ag I ae Bes 
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bs £62| 82 Eos] Ss |Bes| 82 2s] 5s bbe 
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| j i fate j F. 94 
Adelaide Chemical Works (Bone Super) ...| 1605 146 | 15:1 | 16:7 5°91 |--7°5 3:2 3:05 | 0°25 o 
Adelaide Chemical Works (Guano Super) ... | 12:7 | 18°12] 20°9 4.14-62 31 | 2°85} .1:07} 1°05 
E. and W. Hackett (Sugar Co. No, 1 Super) / 35 28°81; ... | 8°29 1:02 
E. and W. Hackett (Sugar Co. No.2 Super) |33 | 33:8 |), eae leet «. | 1:64} 1°68 1-0 1:05 
E. and W. Hackett (Sugar Co. No. 3 Super) | 28 | 31°65 |... i a v | 3:29} 3:26] 2°0 | ggg 
E. and W. Hackett (Sugar Co. No. 4 Super) |24 | 28°37) 2. | 2) | 7c | 7 | Gos! 476] 40 
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Bont and ANIMAL MAnvrgs. 
. Tricalcic Phosphate. Nitrogen. 
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Name of Vendor and Manure. 2 gi stnee 2 oh * E43 per Toes 
Se} Bie) ee | Bae 
a arises ae 28 
ra | 264 | £2 | BEA 
it 
Per cent. r cent. | Per cent.| Per cent.| £ % 9. 
L. Conrad, Adelaide (Bonedust) .., eed mr 49° ry 3°07 : 3:23 | 5 t f 
Crompton and Son, Adelaide (Bonedust) «.. | 46°67 46°93 |; 3:92 3°94 | 5 ze 0 
Adelaide Chemical Works (Bonedust) ... o | 43°4 46°27 414 | 4:14 | 5 0? 
F. W. Wittwer, Hahndorf (Bonedust) ... tes} 45°31 46:2 3°84 3:92 | 5 ¥ 0 
Baker and Co., New Thebarton (Bonedust) ...| 44°5 44°75 4°02 4:06 | 8 5 0 
E. Anders and Sons, Freeling (Bonedust) «| 40°43 44°31 3:7 371 |5 2 o 
L. Mehrtens and Co., Adelaide (Bonedust) 11.| 38-7 | 39°94 | 401 | dor |5 0 
Excelsior Manure Company (Bonedust) ... seit BERW) 36°66 2°57 271 | 5 i) 
C. F. H. Stockmann, Kapunda (Bonedust) ...{ 34:9 44°44 2°91 3°5 5 5 0 
E. and W. Hackett (Bone Phosphate) ... 1..| 60-0 | 65-49 | 0-5 056 | £1) 9 
E. and W. Hackett (Trotter Manure) 1. 1.)| 31-0 25:97 1-25 6-97 | 5 
Sulphide of Ammonia from S, A. Gas Company— 
6 : in 
Australian Potash from E. and W, iehsuate oye Career ean 
per cent. potash. 
W, L. SUMMERS, Inspector of Fertilise! 
