----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------- | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |Average. +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------- Water | 85.30 | 77.71 | 74.02 | 72.87 | 75.00 | 77.50 | 77.06 Dry matter | 14.70 | 22.30 | 25.98 | 27.13 | 25.00 | 22.50 | 22.93 Ash ingredients | 2.04 | 4.71 | 3.94 | 6.70 | 6.22 | 2.20 | 4.30 Potash | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 1.69 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.64 Lime | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.48 Magnesia | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.13 | - | 0.18 | 0.11 | - Phosphoric acid | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 Ammonia | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.07 | - | 0.27 | - | 0.14 Total nitrogen | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.48 ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------- NOTE XII. (p. 259). COMPOSITION OF FRESH AND ROTTEN FARMYARD MANURE (VOELCKER). Composition of fresh manure, composed of horse, cow, and pig dung, about fourteen days old:-- Water 66.17 * Soluble organic matter 2.48 Soluble 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 5.35 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