Total amount of mineral matter | 92.36 | 105.16 | 190.93 |228.80 -------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+-------- “One moment,” said the Deacon. “These tables are a little confusing. The table you have just given shows the actual weight of the manure in the heap, and what it contained at different periods.” --“Yes,” said I, “and the table following shows what 100 lbs. of this manure, spread out in the yard, contained at the different dates mentioned. It shows how greatly manure deteriorates by being exposed to rain, spread out on the surface of the yard. The table merits careful study.” Table Showing Composition of Experimental Heap (No. III.). Fresh Farm Yard Manure, Spread in Open Yard, at Different Periods of the Year. In Natural State. -------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- |When put |April 30,|Aug. 23,|Nov. 15, |up, Nov. |1855. |1855. |1855. |3, 1854. | | | -------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- Water | 66.17 | 80.02 | 70.09 | 65.56 * Soluble organic matter | 2.48 | 1.16 | .49 | .42 Soluble inorganic matter | 1.54 | 1.01 | .64 | .57 † Insoluble organic matter | 25.76 | 11.46 | 10.56 | 9.94 Insoluble mineral matter | 4.05 | 6.35 | 18.22 | 23.51 +---------+---------+--------+--------- | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | | | | * Containing nitrogen | .149 | .08 | .06 | .03 Equal to ammonia | .181 | .69 | .07 | .036 † Containing nitrogen | .494 | .45 | .35 | .36 Equal to ammonia | .599 | .54 | .42 | .46 Total amount of nitrogen | .643 | .53 | .41 | .39 Equal to ammonia | .780 | .63 | .49 | .496 Ammonia in free state | .034 | .010 | .012| .0006 Ammonia in form of salts, | | | | easily decomposed by | | | | quicklime | .088 | .045 | .051| .030 Total amount of organic matter | 28.24 | 12.62 | 11.05 | 10.36 Total amount of mineral | | | | substance | 5.59 | 7.36 | 18.86 | 24.08 -------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- The following table shows the composition of the manure, calculated dry: Table Showing Composition of Experimental Heap (No. III.), Fresh Farm Yard Manure, Spread in Open Yard, at Different Periods of the Year. Calculated Dry.