Part 39 (1/2)
No. X.
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635 lbs.
2000 lbs.
1 Ton
Turnip
1 Ton
Red
Turnips.
Tops.
Potatoes.
Clover.
--------------------+------------+----------+-------------+----------- Potash
7.14
4.34
27.82
31.41 Soda
.86
.84
.93
8.34 Lime
2.31
3.61
1.03
43.77 Magnesia
.91
.48
2.63
5.25 Oxide of Iron
.23
.13
.26
.23 Sulphuric Acid
2.30
1.81
6.81
7.05 Phosphoric Acid
1.29
1.31
6.25
10.28 Chlorine
.61
2.35
2.13
5.86 Silica
1.36
.13
2.14
5.81 --------------------+------------+----------+-------------+----------- Pounds carried off
17
15
50
118 --------------------+------------+----------+-------------+-----------
No. XI.
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2000 lbs.
2000 lbs.
Meadow
Cabbage
Hay.
Water 9-10 ----------------------------------+----------+----------- Potash
18.11
5.25 Soda
1.35
9.20 Lime
22.95
9.45 Magnesia
6.75
2.70 Oxide of Iron
1.69
.25 Sulphuric Acid
2.70
9.60 Phosphoric Acid
5.97
5.60 Chlorine
2.59
2.60 Silica
37.89
.35 ----------------------------------+----------+----------- Pounds carried off
100
45 ----------------------------------+----------+-----------
No. XII.
Composition of Ashes, leached and unleached, showing their manurial value:
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Oak
Oak
Beech
Beech
unleached.
leached.
unleached.
leached.
-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------- Potash
84
--
158
-- Soda
56
--
29
-- Lime
750
548
634
426 Magnesia
45
6
113
70 Oxide of Iron
6
--
8
15 Sulphuric Acid
12
--
14
-- Phosphoric Acid
35
8
31
57 Chlorine
2
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No. XIII.
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Birch
Seaweed
Bituminous
leached.
unleached.
Coal
unleached.
------------------+-----------+------------+------------ Potash
--
180
2 Soda
--
210
2 Lime
522
94
21 Magnesia
30
99
2 Oxide of Iron
5
3
40 Sulphuric Acid
--
248
9 Phosphoric Acid
43
52
2 Chlorine
--
98
1 ------------------+-----------+------------+------------
No. XIV.
TOBACCO.
a.n.a.lysis of the ash of the PLANT [Will & Fresedius]--
Potash 19.55 Soda 0.27 Magnesia 11.07 Lime 48.68 Phosphoric Acid 3.66 Sulphuric Acid 3.29 Oxide of Iron 2.99 Chloride of Sodium 3.54 Loss 6.95 ------ 100.00
a.n.a.lysis of the ash of the ROOT [Berthier]--
Soluble Matter 12.3 Insoluble 87.7
The Soluble parts consist of nearly--
Carbonic Acid 10.0 Sulphuric Acid 10.3 Muriatic Acid (Chlorine, &c.) 18.26 Potash and Soda 61.44 ------ 100.00
No. XV.
Composition of some of the more common Compounds of Acids and Alkalies.
--------------------------------------+----------------+------------------ 100 Parts of
Contain of the
Contain of the
Alkalies
Acids --------------------------------------+----------------+------------------ Carbonate of Potash (Pearlash)
Potash 68.09
Carbonic 31.91 Bi-Carbonate of Potash (Saleratus)
do. 51.62
Carbonic 48.38 Nitrate of Potash (Saltpetre)