-----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+------------ | Dry | Nitrogen. | Potash. | Phosphoric | matter. | | | acid. -----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+------------ Cotton-cake, decorticated | 918 | 70.4 | 15.8 | 30.5 Rape-cake | 887 | 50.5 | 13.0 | 20.0 Linseed-cake | 883 | 43.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 Cotton-cake, undecorticated | 878 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 22.7 Linseed | 882 | 32.8 | 10.0 | 13.5 Palm-kernel meal, English | 930 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 12.2 Beans | 855 | 40.8 | 12.9 | 12.1 Peas | 857 | 35.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 Malt-dust | 905 | 37.9 | 20.8 | 18.2 Bran | 860 | 23.2 | 15.3 | 26.9 Oats | 870 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 Rice-meal | 900 | 19.1 | 6.1 | 23.8 Wheat | 877 | 18.7 | 5.2 | 7.9 Rye | 857 | 17.6 | 5.8 | 8.5 Barley | 860 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 7.8 Maize | 890 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 5.7 Brewers' grains | 234 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 Clover-hay | 840 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 5.6 Meadow-hay | 857 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.3 Bean-straw | 840 | 13.0 | 19.4 | 2.9 Oat-straw | 857 | 6.4 | 16.3 | 2.8 Barley-straw | 857 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 1.9 Wheat-straw | 857 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 2.2 Potatoes | 250 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 Swedes | 107 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 Carrots | 140 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 Mangels | 120 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 Turnips | 80 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 -----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+------------ NOTE VII. (p. 241). ANALYSES OF STABLE-MANURE, MADE RESPECTIVELY WITH PEAT-MOSS LITTER AND WHEAT-STRAW (by BERNARD DYER, B.Sc.) Peat-moss litter. Wheat-straw. Per cent. Per cent. Total nitrogen 0.88 0.61 Equal to ammonia 1.07 0.74 Phosphoric acid 0.37 0.43 Equal to Tribasic phosphate of lime (or Tricalcic phosphate) 0.80 0.94 Potash 1.02 0.59 NOTE VIII. (p. 242).