Composition of fresh manure, composed of horse, cow, and pig dung, about fourteen days old:—
| Water | 66.17 | |
| * | Soluble organic matter | 2.48 |
| Solumble inorganic matter | 1.54 | |
| + | Insoluble organic matter | 25.76 |
| Insoluble inorganic matter | 4.05 | |
| 100.00 | ||
| * | Containing nitrogen | .149 |
| Equal to ammonia | .181 | |
| + | Containing nitrogen | .494 |
| Equal to ammonia | .599 | |
| Total percentage of nitrogen | .643 | |
| Equal to ammonia | .780 | |
| Ammonia in a volatile state | .034 | |
| Ammonia in form of salts | .088 |
Composition of the whole ash:—
| Soluble in water, 27.55 per cent;— | ||
| Soluble silica | 4.25 | |
| Phosphate of lime | 4.25 | |
| Lime | 1.10 | |
| Magnesia | 0.20 | |
| Potash | 10.26 | |
| Soda | 0.92 | |
| Chloride of sodium | 0.54 | |
| Sulphuric acid | 0.22 | |
| Carbonic acid and loss | 4.71 | |
| Insoluble in water. 72.45 per cent:— | ||
| Soluble silica | 17.34 | |
| Insoluble silicious matter | 10.04 | |
| Oxide of iron and alumina with phosphates | 8.47 | |
| (Containing phosphoric acid, 3.18 per cnet.) | ||
| (Equal to bone-earath, 6.88 percnet.) | ||
| Lime | 20.21 | |
| Magnesia | 2.56 | |
| Potash | 1.78 | |
| Soda | 0.38 | |
| Sulphuric acid | 1.27 | |
| Carbonic acid and loss | 10.40 | |
| 100.00 | ||
Composition of rotten dung, six months old, is as follows:—
| Water | 75.42 | |
| * | Soluble organic matter | 3.71 |
| Soluble inorganic matter | 1.47 | |
| + | Insoluble organic matter | 12.82 |
| Insoluble inorganic matter | 6.58 | |
| 100.00 | ||
| * | Containing nitrogen | .297 |
| Equal to ammonia | .360 | |
| + | Containing nitrogen | .309 |
| Equal to ammonia | .375 | |
| Total amount of nitrogen | .606 | |
| Equal to ammonia | .735 | |
| Ammonia in a volatile state | .046 | |
| Ammonia in form of salts | .057 |
Composition of the whole ash:—
| Soluble in water, 18.27 per cent:— | ||
| Soluble silica | 3.16 | |
| Phosphate of lime | 4.75 | |
| Lime | 1.44 | |
| Magnesia | 0.59 | |
| Potash | 5.58 | |
| Soda | 0.29 | |
| Chloride of sodium | 0.46 | |
| Sulphuric acid | 0.72 | |
| Carbonic acid and loss | 1.28 | |
| Insoluble in water, 81.7 per cent:— | ||
| Soluble silica | 17.69 | |
| Insoluble silica | 12.54 | |
| Phosphate of lime | — | |
| Oxides of iron alumina with phosphates | 11.76 | |
| (Containing phosphoric acid, 3.40 per cent.) | ||
| (Equal to bone-earth, 7.36 per cent.) | ||
| Lime | 20.70 | |
| Magnesia | 1.17 | |
| Potash | 0.56 | |
| Soda | 0.47 | |
| Chloride of sodium | — | |
| Sulphuric acid | 0.79 | |
| Carbonic acid and loss | 16.05 | |
| 100.00 | ||
NOTE XIII. (p. 263).