| W Water. OS Organic Substance. A Ash. N Nitrogen. P Potash. S Soda. | L Lime. M Magnesia. PhA Phosphoric Acid. SA Sulphuric Acid. S&S Silica and Sand. C&F Chlorine and Florine. |
| Name of Fertilizer. | W | OS | A | N | P | S | L | M | PhA | SA | S&S | C&F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Animal Excrements.(In 1000 parts of Manure.) | ||||||||||||
| Fresh Fæces: | ||||||||||||
| Horse | 757 | 211 | 31.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 0.2 |
| Cattle | 838 | 145 | 17.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Sheep | 655 | 314 | 31.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 0.3 |
| Swine | 820 | 150 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
| Fresh Urine: | ||||||||||||
| Horse | 901 | 71 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | .. | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Cattle | 938 | 35 | 27.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .. | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Sheep | 872 | 83 | 45.2 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Swine | 967 | 28 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.1 | .. | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .. | 2.3 |
Fresh Dung (with straw:)* | ||||||||||||
| Horse | 713 | 254 | 32.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 0.4 |
| Cattle | 775 | 203 | 21.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Sheep | 646 | 318 | 35.6 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 1.7 |
| Swine | 724 | 250 | 25.6 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 1.7 |
Common Barn-yard Manure: | ||||||||||||
| Fresh | 710 | 246 | 44.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 1.5 |
Moderately rotted | 750 | 192 | 58.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 16.8 | 1.9 |
Thoroughly rotted | 790 | 145 | 65.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 1.6 |
Drainage from Barn-yard Manure | 982 | 7 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Human Fæces, fresh | 772 | 198 | 29.9 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Human Urine, fresh | 963 | 24 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .. | 5.0 |
Mixed human excrements, fresh | 933 | 51 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Mixed human excrements, mostly liquid | 955 | 30 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
Dove Manure, fresh | 519 | 308 | 173.0 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 20.2 | .. |
Hen Manure, fresh | 560 | 255 | 185.0 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 35.2 | .. |
Duck Manure, fresh | 566 | 262 | 172.0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 28.0 | .. |
Geese Manure, fresh | 771 | 134 | 95.0 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 14.0 | .. |
| II.—Commercial Manures.(In 100 parts of Fertilizer.) | ||||||||||||
Peruvian Guano | 14.8 | 51.4 | 33.8 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Norway Fish-Guano | 12.6 | 53.4 | 34.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Poudrette | 24.0 | 27.0 | 49.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 18.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
Pulverized Dead Animals | 5.7 | 56.9 | 37.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Flesh-Meal | 27.8 | 56.6 | 15.6 | 9.7 | .. | .. | 7.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .. |
Dried Blood | 14.0 | 79.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
Horn-Meal and Shavings | 8.5 | 68.5 | 25.0 | 10.2 | .. | .. | 6.6 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 11.0 | .. |
Bone-Meal | 6.0 | 33.3 | 60.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.3 | 1.0 | 23.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Bone-Meal from solid parts | 5.0 | 31.5 | 63.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.0 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Bone-Meal from soft parts | 7.0 | 37.3 | 55.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 29.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
Bone-black, before used | 6.0 | 10.0 | 84.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 32.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | .. |
Bone-black, spent | 10.0 | 6.0 | 84.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37.0 | 1.1 | 26.0 | 0.4 | 15.0 | .. |
Bone ash | 6.0 | 3.0 | 91.0 | .. | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46.0 | 1.2 | 35.4 | 0.4 | 6.5 | .. |
Baker Guano | 10.0 | 9.2 | 81.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 41.5 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Jarvis Guano | 11.8 | 8.2 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 39.1 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Estremadura Apatite | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. | 0.7 | 0.3 | 48.1 | 0.1 | 37.6 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
Sombrero Phosphate | 8.5 | .. | 91.5 | 0.1 | .. | 0.8 | 43.5 | 0.6 | 35.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Navassa Phosphate | 2.6 | 5.4 | 92.0 | 0.1 | .. | .. | 37.5 | 0.6 | 33.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
Nassau Phosphorite, rich | 2.6 | .. | 97.4 | .. | 0.8 | 0.4 | 45.1 | 0.2 | 33.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
Nassau Phosphorite, medium | 2.5 | .. | 97.5 | .. | 0.7 | 0.4 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 24.1 | .. | 20.8 | 1.5 |
Westphalian Phosphorite | 6.5 | 1.6 | 91.8 | .. | .. | .. | 21.8 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 1.6 |
Hanover Phosphorite | 2.0 | 3.5 | 94.5 | .. | .. | .. | 37.2 | 0.2 | 29.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| Coprolites | 4.3 | .. | 95.7 | .. | 1.0 | 0.5 | 45.4 | 1.0 | 26.4 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
Sulphate of Ammonia | 4.0 | .. | .. | 20.0 | .. | .. | 0.5 | .. | .. | 58.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
Nitrate of Soda | 2.6 | .. | .. | 15.5 | .. | 35.0 | 0.2 | .. | .. | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Wool-dust and offal | 10.0 | 56.0 | 34.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 29.0 | 0.2 |
Lime-cake | 6.5 | 47.0 | 46.5 | 3.1 | .. | .. | 20.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .. | 8.0 | .. |
Whale-oil refuse | 23.0 | 68.4 | 8.6 | 5.7 | .. | .. | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | .. | 3.0 | .. |
Common Salt | 5.0 | .. | 95.0 | .. | .. | 44.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .. | 1.4 | 2.0 | 48.2 |
Gypsum or Plaster | 20.0 | .. | 80.8 | .. | .. | .. | 31.0 | 0.1 | .. | 44.0 | 4.0 | .. |
Gas-lime | 7.0 | 1.3 | 91.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .. | 64.5 | 1.5 | .. | 12.5 | 3.0 | .. |
Sugar-House Scum | 34.5 | 24.5 | 41.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
Leached wood ashes | 20.0 | 5.0 | 75.0 | .. | 2.5 | 1.3 | 24.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 20.0 | .. |
Wood-soot | 5.0 | 71.8 | 23.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | .. |
Coal-soot | 5.0 | 70.2 | 24.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | .. | 4.0 | 1.5 | .. | 1.7 | 16.0 | .. |
Ashes from Deciduous trees | 5.0 | 5.0 | 90.0 | .. | 10.0 | 2.5 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
Ashes from Evergreen trees | 5.0 | 5.0 | 90.0 | .. | 6.0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
Peat-ashes | 5.0 | .. | 95.0 | .. | 1.5 | 0.8 | ? | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ? | 0.2 |
Bituminous coal-ashes | 5.0 | .. | 95.0 | .. | 0.5 | 0.4 | ? | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ? | .. |
Anthracite coal-ashes | 5.0 | 5.0 | 90.0 | .. | 0.1 | 0.1 | ? | 3.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ? | .. |
| III.—Superphosphate, from | ||||||||||||
Peruvian Guano | 16.0 | 41.9 | 42.1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Baker Guano | 15.0 | 6.2 | 78.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 25.9 | 0.9 | 21.8 | 28.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Estremadura Apatite | 15.0 | .. | 85.0 | .. | 0.4 | 0.2 | 28.2 | 0.1 | 22.1 | 28.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
Sombrero Phosphate | 15.0 | .. | 85.0 | .. | .. | 0.5 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 20.2 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Navassa Phosphate | 15.0 | 2.5 | 82.5 | .. | .. | ? | 17.0 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 19.5 | 2.3 | ? |
Nassau Phosphorite, | 15.0 | .. | 85.0 | .. | 0.5 | 0.2 | 26.5 | 0.1 | 19.4 | 25.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Nassau Phosphorite, medium | 12.0 | .. | 88.0 | .. | 0.3 | 0.1 | 24.2 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
Bone-black | 15.0 | 8.0 | 77.0 | 0.3 | .. | 0.1 | 25.0 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 21.0 | 9.3 | .. |
Bone-Meal | 13.0 | 23.8 | 63.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 22.4 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
Phospho-guano (manufactured.) | 15.5 | 13.0 | 80.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.0 | .. | 20.5 | 28.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
* It is estimated that in the case of horses, cattle, and swine, one-third of the urine drains away. The following is the amount of wheat-straw used daily as bedding for each animal. Horse, 6 lbs.; Cattle, 8 lbs.; Swine, 4 lbs., and sheep, 0.6 lbs.