-------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- |When put |April 30,|Aug. 23,|Nov. 15, |up, Nov. |1855. |1855. |1855. |3, 1854. | | | -------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- * Soluble organic matter | 7.33 | 5.80 | 1.64 | 1.21 Soluble inorganic matter | 4.55 | 5.05 | 2.14 | 1.69 † Insoluble organic matter | 76.15 | 57.37 | 35.30 | 28.86 Insoluble mineral matter | 11.97 | 31.78 | 60.92 | 68.24 +---------+---------+--------+--------- | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | | | | * Containing nitrogen | .44 | .42 | .20 | .10 Equal to ammonia | .53 | .51 | .24 | .12 † Containing nitrogen | 1.46 | 2.28 | 1.17 | 1.09 Equal to ammonia | 1.77 | 2.76 | 1.41 | 1.32 Total amount of nitrogen | 1.90 | 2.70 | 1.37 | 1.19 Equal to ammonia | 2.30 | 3.27 | 1.65 | 1.44 Ammonia in free state | .10 | .05 | .040| .0017 Ammonia in form of salts, | | | | easily decomposed by | | | | quicklime | .26 | .225 | .171| .087 Total amount of organic matter | 83.48 | 63.17 | 36.94 | 30.07 Total amount of mineral | | | | substance | 16.52 | 36.83 | 63.06 | 69.93 -------------------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------- I have made out the following table, showing what would be the changes in a heap of 5 tons (10,000 lbs.) of manure, spread out in the yard, so that we can readily see the effect of this method of management as compared with the other two methods of keeping the manure in compact heaps, one exposed, the other under cover. The following is the table: Contents of the Mass of Manure, Spread Out in Farm-Yard, and Exposed to Rain, Etc.