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SECTION 5 (ANALYSIS) CHAPTER II (TABLES OF ANALYSIS) Pg 248

 

No. XVII.

Amount of Ash left after burning 1000 lbs. of various plants, ordinarily dry--

Wheat 20 its straw 50 Barley 30 " 50 Oats 40 " 60 Rye 20 " 40 Indian Corn 15 " 50 Pea 30 " 50 Bean 30 Meadow Hay 50 to 100 Clover " 90 Rye Grass " 95 Potato 8 to 15 Turnip 5 to 8 Carrot 15 to 20 --------------------------------------------------------------

No. XVIII.

MANURES.

HORSE MANURE.

Solid Dung-- Combustible Matter 19.68 Ash 3.07 Water 77.25 ------ 100.00

Composition of the Ash--

Silica 62.40 Potash 11.30 Soda 1.98 Oxide of Iron 1.17 Lime 4.63 Magnesia 3.84 Oxide of Manganese 2.13 Phosphoric Acid 10.49 Sulphuric Acid 1.89 Chlorine 0.03 Loss 0.14 ------ 100.00

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No. XIX.

NIGHT SOIL.

Solid (Ash)-- Earthy Phosphates and a trace of Sulphate of Lime 100 Sulphate of Soda and Potash, and Phosphate of Soda 8 Carbonate of Soda 8 Silica 16 Charcoal and Loss 18 --- 150

Urine Urea[AT] 30.10 Uric Acid 1.00 Sal Ammoniac[AT] 1.50 Lactic Acid, etc. 17.14 Mucus .32 Sulphate of Potash 3.71 Sulphate of Soda 3.16 Phosphate of Ammonia[AT] 1.65 Earthy Phosphates 3.94 Salt (Chloride of Sodium) 4.45 Silica 0.03 ------ 67.00 Water 933.00 ------ 1000.00

No. XX.

COW MANURE.

Solid (Ash)-- Phosphates 20.9 Peroxide of Iron 8.8 Lime 1.5 Sulphate of Lime (Plaster) 3.1 Chloride of Potassium trace Silica 63.7 Loss 2.0 ----- 100.0

No. XXI.

COMPARATIVE VALUE OF THE URINE OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

Solid Matter. Organic. Inorganic. Total. Man 23.4 7.6 31 Horse 27. 33. 60 Cow 50. 20. 70 Pig 56. 18. 74 Sheep 28. 12. 40

SECTION 5 (ANALYSIS) CHAPTER II (TABLES OF ANALYSIS) Pg 250

 

No. XXII.

GUANO.

Water 6.40 Ammonia 2.71 Uric Acid 34.70 Oxalic Acid, etc. 26.79 Fixed Alkaline Salts. Sulphate of Soda 2.94 Phosphate of Soda .48 Chloride of Sodium (salt) .86 Earthy Salts. Carbonate of Lime 1.36 Phosphates 19.24 Foreign Matter. Silicious grit and sand 4.52 ------ 100.00

For the analysis of fertile and barren soils, see page 72.

FOOTNOTES Pg 251

 

[AR] Contain a large amount of Water.

[AS] Pectic Acid.

[AT] Supply Ammonia.

TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES Pg 252

 

Page 8 Page number added for tables of analysis Page 22 Period added after "great brilliancy" Page 33 seashore standardised to sea-shore; genii standardised to genie Page 39 No footnote anchor was in place. Anchor added after "are formed," as this seemed most reasonable in context. Page 52 quanties corrected to quantities; nutricious corrected to nutritious Page 53 Footnote marker added for "See Johnston's Elements, page 41." Page 55 ? added after "in their composition" in footer Page 74 Removed second "the" in "is the the foundation of Agricultural Geology." Page 142 pigstye standardised to pig-stye Page 144 plough standardised to plow Pages 145, 211 subsoil plow standardised to sub-soil plow [Note that in line with the more common usage in this work, the phrases sub-soil plow and sub-soiling have retained their hyphens] Page 148 Removed second n in mannures Page 152 postash corrected to potash Page 157 suplying corrected to supplying Page 167 carbonia corrected to carbonic Page 174 buck-wheat standardised to buckwheat Pages 196, 232, 234, 235, 237, 238, 241 sub-soil standardised to subsoil Page 204 ? Added after Mineral in the question section Page 211 water tight standardised to water-tight Page 223 Second 6. changed to 7. Page 232 oxydation standardised to oxidation Page 266 Period added after lbs in 1620 lbs rye straw Page 272 Title No. XVI. added to table Page 273 10,000 corrected to 100.00 Page 290 accurracy corrected to accuracy Page 292 Number of pages unclear. 464 Guessed.

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