Table Showing The Approximate Quantity Of Nitrates, Phosphates, Potash, And Lime Contained In 1 Ton Of Manure

Name of Manure.

Nitrogen in 1 Ton.

Phosphates in l Ton.

Potash in 1 Ton.

Lime in 1 Ton.

lb.

lb.

lb.

lb.

Basic slag

-

300-400

-

1120

Blood, dried

280

200

130

190

Bone, ash

-

800-900

___

1120

„ dissolved...

50

300-350

-

-

„ flour ......

30

450-500

___

-

„ steamed ... ...

20-30

560-600

-

170

Chicken manure

43

39

19

58

Coprolites, Cambridge...

-

560

-

-

Coal ashes

-

15-20

56

-

Duck manure ...

27

31

13

23

Earth-closet manure

6-12

10

9-15

-

Farmyard manure

9-15

4-9

9-18

39

Geese manure ...

15

12

21

13

Guano, Peruvian

186

350-400

67

270

„ fish

160-200

200-300

-

110-180

Gypsum

-

-

-

500

Horn dust

260

___

-

-

Kainit ...

___

___

302

-

Leather waste ...

67-168

-

-

-

Marl .........

___

-

-

200-600

Meat meal ......

260

__

-

-

Malt dust (ash)

-

560

670

67

Muriate of potash

-

___

1120

-

Nitrate of lime...

290

___

-

-

Nitrate of potash

313

-

1030

-

Nitrate of soda...

358

-

-

-

Nitrolim (calcium cy-anamide) ...

450

-

-

530

Pigeon manure...

40-70

48

25

44

Rape cake

100

40

33

25

Seaweed

10

10

30-40

11-18

Sewage sludge ...

15-40

60-120

50-100

-

Soot .........

90

25

25

200

Shoddy and wool waste

44-260

-

-

-

Sulphate of ammonia ...

450

-

-

-

Sulphate of potash

-

-

900-1200

-

Superphosphate

-

270-290

-

-

Wood ashes

-

130-145

135-224

970