+------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+--------+---------------------+ | | Total | | | | | | Suspended Matters | | | Solid |Organic|Organic | | Total | +-------+-------+-----+ |Description |Matters |Carbon |Nitrogen|Ammonia|Combined|Chlorine| | | | | | in | | | |Nitrogen| |Mineral|Organic|Total| | |Solution| | | | | | | | | +------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-----+ |Midden Towns| 82·4 | 4·181 | 1·975 | 5·435 | 6·451 | 11·54 | 17·81 | 21·30 |39·11| | | | | | | | | | | | |Water-Closet| | | | | | | | | | | Towns | 72·2 | 4·696 | 2·205 | 6·703 | 7·728 | 10·66 | 24·18 | 20·51 |44·69| +------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-----+ | | | _In Grains per Gallon_ | | | +------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+--------+-------+------+------+ |Midden Towns| 57·68 | 2·926 | 1·382 | 3·804 | 4·515 | 8·078 | 12·467|14·910|27·377| | | | | | | | | | | | |Water-Closet| | | | | | | | | | | Towns | 50·54 | 3·287 | 1·543 | 4·692 | 5·410 | 7·462 | 16·926|14·357|31·283| +------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+--------+-------+------+------+ This table being not unfrequently quoted in support of the contention that slops alone = slops + excrement, I may be excused if I examine it somewhat critically. I will take the table in grains per gallon and simplify it somewhat. _Grains per Gallon_ Table headings: Col A: Total Solids in Solution Col B: Suspended Matter Col C: Mineral Col D: Organic Col E: Total Solids in Solution and Suspension Col F: Organic Carbon Col G: Ammonia Col H: Total Combined Nitrogen Col I: Chlorine