----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- |When put |April 30,|Aug. 23, |Nov. 15, |up, Nov. |1855. |1855. |1855. |3, 1854. | | | ----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Weight of manure in lbs. | 2,838 | 2,026 | 1,994 | 1,974 Amt. of water in the manure | 1,877.9 | 1,336.1 | 1,505.3 | 1,466.5 Amt. of dry matter in the | | | | manure | 960.1 | 689.9 | 488.7 | 507.5 Consisting of-- | | | | Soluble organic matter { | 70.38| 86.51| 58.83| 54.04 Soluble mineral matter { | 43.71| 57.88| 39.16| 36.89 Insoluble organic matter { | 731.07| 389.74| 243.22| 214.92 Insoluble mineral matter { | 114.92| 155.77| 147.49| 201.65 | --------| --------| --------| -------- | 960.1 | 689.9 | 488.7 | 507.5 | | | | Containing nitrogen | 4.22| 6.07| 3.76| 3.65 Equal to ammonia | 5.12| 7.37| 4.56| 4.36 Containing nitrogen | 14.01| 12.07| 9.38| 9.38 Equal to ammonia | 17.02| 14.65| 11.40| 11.39 | --------| --------| --------| -------- Total amount of nitrogen in | | | | manure | 18.23| 18.14| 13.14| 13.03 Equal to ammonia | 22.14| 22.02| 15.96| 15.75 | | | | The manure contains ammonia | | | | in free state | .96| .15| .20| .11 The manure contains ammonia | | | | in form of salts, easily | | | | decomposed by quicklime | 2.49| 1.71| .75| .80 Total amount of organic | | | | matters | 801.45| 476.25| 302.05| 268.96 Total amount of mineral | | | | matters | 158.15| 213.65| 186.65| 238.54 ----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------