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DAVID H. JAMES, Esq., Lexington, Fayette County.  
Judge THOMAS II. HINES, Fl`2\lll{fOl`t, Frzinklin County.   X.;
Judge ROBERT RIDDELL, Irvine, Estill County.  
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GEO. V. GREEN, Esq., Hopkiiisyillo, Cll1'1SE13l1 County. jig;  
Gen. D. C. BUELL, Pniwulise, l\Tl1lll€Ill)(31`g` County. T  
J. C. FLOURNOY, Esq., Fulton, Fulton County. .      
Hon. J. T. GATIIRIHIIT, Louisville, Jeil`e1·son County.   ·
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Hon. A. P. GOODING, Mniyslick, Maison County.  
Hon. lV. F. PEAK, BC(li`O1'(l., Triinble County.   _
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JOHN G. MZATTHEWS, Esq., B;n—boui·ville, Knox County.   ”
Hon. HART BOSWELL, Lexington, Fayette County.  
JOIIN B. l{ENNEDY, Esq., Puris, Bourlmon County.  
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  _ Vi W- Q1 ness of different grasses. _I’ro>f. Garnian has also undertaken ex. S
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    , [. g seed; on apple rot and codling moth: on rbroom rape and with pap.
_; r.·4   .·     l asitic fungus in des·troying· ehinch bugs. He has also undertakeii
Ab`` T   l ‘ .   the destruction of the weed. woolly mullein, which had gotten some-
  " _,   what of a foothold in Grayson and Ednronson counties of this State.
  .'   l The horticultural work. under Prot. Mathews, has been limited
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    ‘· i No. G3. 'l`oh~acco..
    . ° No. 64. l Analyses of Cominercial Fertilizers. W
  . No. G5. -\nalyse·s of C`onrme·r¤;ial Fertilizers. In C
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  2. Analyses of other samples. mw
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Of the thc Choniioal division during 1896. ` t 1  
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Acro 1N) was 1\)·lil.lll(*(l with 111ixt·tl st·1· s1~;1c1>. · *412
‘_ , · A 3400 Oni'. 10 . . 375 1.008 ' 10.0 3.13 0.70 58.4 ::44:;
· * `_ n   3517 " 17 .. 375 1.000 10.8 1.73 11.00 05.8 $*414
  W 3553 " 10 .. 320 1.0705 18.5 ‘2.32 12.47 67.4 0424
  sas?   1:1 . . 270 1.078 18.8 1..80 12.02 07.1. *425
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3411.—l{111111<~1· i111p¢·1·1;1l. 1·011i¤·;1l s1111]1¢·a1· 1-001*. Bowls ]l11lllI<‘0 MH
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3414.—I{l'1{lllGl‘111H1]§0l(1S, forked roof; grown and linrvested same "¥  
Mm as the preceding. 2 g » ‘ ,  
10152 :1424.——KI1Rll(%l' imperiail. rplzuited April 201111, hiaiwvested Augusd; *_ it- 
*4 _ 14th; soil fl SEl11(l_\"10i1ll1, 11911dG1‘SO·11 county, Kentucky,  
*3 51425, 21428 ;111d121420, szmne us 3424. -4  
‘9 :1420.—K11;u1g>1· inziiigolds, ]1l2lll1(’(1 May 5111, lmrvested August —  
‘8 14th; soil and loez1li—i‘y _S2lI1l(¥ as the pim-ediiig.  
A 21427, 214210 zuid 214211. smne as 21420. 2,  
12 :14411.-—)1ill1Q'()l(1S, H. (.`Ul'(1l*S. Septoinber 21st.  
‘7 2.1447.—I1111pe1·i:1l. saznie. `  
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" :1472.——1l1l’])B1‘1{l1. liiiljplaiiiterl zi 111011111 latter.  
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"’ No. Beet. Grams. V the Juice. Brix. Sugar. of Purity. li. ._.. . .
0 21411 1{1l2l11(‘!‘ Tlll})(*1‘1il1. . 238 1.057 14.0 0.50 07.0 \   .'_.,  
21412 1{1l2ll1(*l‘ 1`lllI)(‘I'1ill‘L. . 2100 1.001. 15.0 11.05 721.7 '   1
4 214121 1{1l&l1l(*1' )1illl;{()1(1S. 7021 _ 1.021N 0.5 5.45 57.4  
3 21414 1{Ilil1l(’l‘ )[21'I]Q()l(1S. 000 1.047 11.05 7.75 00.5    
4 21424 l{11;111e1· l1ll]H.*l'l2ll£ . . . . 1.050 ` 1 121.8 $.215 00.5  
]_ 21425 1{1l2l11l*]‘ l111p¢·1·i:1l. . . . . 1.008 10.0 10.05 00.0    
21420 1{112l\1(·‘1' Mziiilgolds. . . . 1.0721 1.17.7 10.00 01..0 I    
21427 l{11;111<·1· 01&ll1;;'(>l(1S.   1.050 14.5 0.05 50.7     _
N]__ $1420 1{1l2lll(*1' Iiiipuriznl. . . . . 1.052 12.8 0.210 40.2   "` "
me 1420 Kllil1ll*l‘ llll]>(*l'l2ll.. ... 1.001. 15.0 $.00 57.:1 K   ` '
214210 1{1lill1(%1‘ )1illl;§()l(1S. . .. 1.0021 15.4 11.215 721.7   ‘
wl 214211 l{lli1l1<*l‘ `M2l1lg{<)l(lS. ... 1.074 17.0 0.20 51.4   `
Mm $1440 1{]lill1{*1‘ 0lil1l;{<)l(lS. $05 1.045 11.2 7.1.5 021.3 ‘¤
21447 1Ill]I(‘1'l2ll ......... 701 I.050 12.4 $.15 05.7 ji
me $1400 Mauigolds ........ . .. 1.0215 $5 4.2121 40.2  .
51470 Mzuigolds ......... . .. 1.057 14.0 0.22 05.0 2
ml $1471 I111]>;·1·i:1l .... ` ..... . . . 1.051 12.0 $.42 00.8  
$1472 1inp1~i·m1 ......... . .. 1.041; 11.4 0.112 50.1 ILE-
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  ali     .· 3378. Butter 111:1110 111 the S1111i011 farm in churn test of cow Gillwti
    1   Sallie {XIII] (Jersey) from milk 01 June 4, 1896.  
    V ’_ 1   3379. Same 1es1.'111ilk of June 5111, 6111 1111d 7111.  
if   .- 9 . Q   3383. Same test, milk of Jllllé 8111, 9111 and 10111.  
. ‘   1 1 .   3385. Same test, milk of June 11111, 12111 111111 13111. U
    _ 5 1 3388. Same test, milk 0f June 14111, 15111, 16111 211111 17111. V
I"  1 if     1 3391. Same 1es1, milk of June 18111. 19111 :11111 20111. gnliubi
  1 f 3392. Same test, milk of June 21 st. 2211, 2311 :11111 24111. ' ' `
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  _‘.- i Li   Number ....... 3378 3379 3383 . 3385 3388 3391 3392 @11111 .
  ‘. l iv V Fat ......... , . . 82.89 80.74 83.22 _ 82.00 A   79.37 80.03
.1 _ 1   YV{1`1'0l‘ ........ 13.43 14.27 12.69 13.03 12.81 14.66 15.37
A   4  _' I § Salt :111d Ash . . 2.59 3.84 » 2.57 4.10 2.57 5.38 3.01 l, fm
  _ I `  1   Curd .......... 1.09 1.15 1.52 -.87 .90 .59 .110 SMH
V" 1.1 _,     __—_—  — ___ —____ ___ —_-— 1`0.111·1}1
., . ‘ _ 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100.7
  3 1 3386. Butter 111:11112 :11 111e S1“{l'11()11v1i&1‘ll1 111 (‘11ll1°l1 test of 1-011 Mmm
*1 1   Lilliopolis, fr0111111ilk of ·Tlll1(% 11111. 12111, 13111 211111 14111, 1896. EMM
· * “ _ ._ V 3390. Same 1es1, 1ll111{ of June 15111, 16111 :11111 17111. PI_m.(_h
{ .· 1 { 3394. Same test, 111ilk of June 18111, 19111 111111 20111. Nhmg
  3393. Same test, 111ilk of June 21s1.'2211, 2311 and 24111. (1mdv
V 3415. Butter 111111111 111 111e S111ti011 farm 111 c11111·11 test 0f cow ljrmle
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1 _1 _ 1 3416. Same test. A
I it . 3372. 1111111+1- se111 by Mr. H. C. I·[erspcrg1+r. mmm
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4   N1llll1)€1' ....... 3386 3390 3394 _ 3393 3415 3416 3f17! Pl*‘**l>1
' Fat ........... 81.19 82.36 83.69 81.56 79.22 79.85 88.211 9***1*11
\\v2l1Q1' ........ 14.47 14.98 13.26 15.32 16.03 15.92 9.-11
S11l1 111111 A sh . . 3.72 2.11 2.47 2.55 4.08 3.14 1.1**  
1 . C1111·1l .......... .112 .5; .5s .57 .117 1.1111 1..17 “;‘di;l‘
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3437. Butter l11:H(I€_2lI% 1110 S_1`2111f111 f21l’111·1l1 011111-11 test of· cow ·; '  
E COW {3;1·1gtt0. fl‘(`1l11 111ilki11gs/gf. S0]11?0111b01· 4111, 511116111 and Tth, 1896. ? _  1 
3442. Same test, milk 0f.S0pt0111b1·r 8111. 9111 amd 101];. .    
21443. S21l11(}_tOSt,l1l111{ of SQ111j(*l1111G1' 11tl1. 12111. 1.3111 ZL11(1 14*111. l "‘ 
3449. S:11110 f0StQ milk uf S(}]11`1‘1l1111}1‘ 15111, 113111 i111(1 17111. Q  
3450. $:11110 1·0s’r. milk of SG[)t<‘1111)01’ 18111, 111111. 211111 111111 21st.  
Nllll11)(‘1' .........   ` 21437 21442. _ 3443 4 214411 3451)  
F111 ............... 84.15 71).82 81.33 82.65 84.54  
11v;1[Q1' .... Q . .1 .... '. 1 121.723 17.81 15.511 12.721 12.118  
~ $1111 ill1(1 Ash .... i.. 1.42 1.83 l 2,51} 2.111* I 2.113  
32112 1111111 .......... L . . . Q   -. v `.54 az .71 ..1;  
8 .113* 77··—— —7—— i— —·-— *~—— — -- 1¥??Z“?f
lg}; · A _, .1,1111   _ 11111 11.11) 111111 11111   .  
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  1` f121111.—H01·s0 \\'1"1‘11 (1`1l.l111l'11S1&1 11·i·i11l;1`1 fl'(.1111 1110 1j`11ll1·1;*0 1Q`;1111_1111s.  
`·` $1112111 ;L`l‘11\\`1'11. 2 111 I1 fi`. 111;:11. 1110 \\'1‘1‘11S 112l\`1llQ` 111*1*11 1·01·<~111#l,1‘ ('l`l1'.   ‘’.' 7;,1
UOOIA C(1.1l1’1}[1‘(1 .X11g1.1s·t 7. 15115. 11_1· -\. M. 1.)1*·1’1*1‘. {  
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, F1·0sl1. 1100111-(1l'19d. \Vatc1·-1`1·e0.   7
1 1"“" 1111111.1.11·11 .............. 1 ........ $2.71 12.1n ....  
131111*1* 1*X1'l‘i1(.‘{ ............,   .... .Z12 1.114 1.87 ·  
P1‘111‘<·i11 ............... 1 ........ Z1.511 17.72 211.24   .V‘_
Nl1l‘11§;'1’l1·1.l‘1‘(? 0x11·111·t ............ 7.111 I15.114 41.1111  
1‘1·11<11~ 1111l*1’ ............. I ........ I 1125 111.411 18.811 1  
i °"“` (.111111} 21Sll _ ....... p . .1 ........... :1.1; 1.5.711 1S.113 gjf  
1 —T ——— »»— {li ~.
A 11111. 11111. 1.1111.     ‘
·1ll111111i1111i11s .......... ‘ ......... 2.1i5 131.44 15.35  
N111‘1>g‘1~11 ....................... .511 2.835 I1.24 i   1
3372 Pl111S]1l1<11·i0 2I1‘1(]. ................ .251 1.47 1.11* ii I
88.211 l’11111s11 ......................... .71; 3.87 4.42  
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1;:1 H111‘S1‘# 211111 1‘2‘1’f1“l1* 21l“1‘ 1*01*1* f1111(1 of 111is \\'l*1‘(1 i11 iis ;_['1'l’l‘ll s~111i1·  
1-U 1111111110 z111:1lysis 111`(11(”‘{l1‘()S 111-:11; 11l`I1(1SS(‘SS(‘S :1 l1i;;·l1 l1llil'lll\'1‘ 1‘z1l111·.  
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-00 11*111. i1 l1€1S 1100111 S'11Q`Q`OS1‘("(1 111 111i1iz1· it 1.(1l' $11:1111* (11* (-1l'_\` 1'111l1l1·1·. :11111  
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    . 1ll this L‘0llllUL"1'i()1l :1s giving &l(1d11-1°()l]'2`l1 1*:11110. 26-08 P
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ii V * ' 1 fi51i1$,—(-}1·1·111 food. il: b}‘—]1l'0:(1ll'C1T of 1l0`lll1llj' filC*tO1'1G‘S, sent by Mm mmm
      J . \\'. Su_v1·:>. Loxi11gt11-11, Ky., who o~bt—21i11od 1·t in C1I1C11l11'£lti1, 0111:1 gygg
K; ·'°' r 1 The 111:11;-11:11 il1rp€‘ill'S to be the §;`€l‘1ll‘S and “b1*:111" of corn. Hmm,.
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1-.1. i' » _A   Moisfiirv .......................... 11.77 ..,_ Y"') ]b¤
  ; ,    ]j)]'()f(*iI1 ........................... . 12.11 11.111 YT-11*11
i•·'Q _· 1 Ethoit 1¤xt1·:1<;1t ............... . ..... n 787 8.91 _
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·" “ ` ~ Fibor ......... . .................... > 3.311 4.38 Qmhm
I x I N11l'(l;I(*l1·1`·I‘(f(é <¤xt1·:11·t .............. 60.91 69.03 . _
3;. » __ 1[111s1111
 ·   1 ». J (.`1‘ll(1(é :1sl1 ......................... 3.111 3.:11 ..
- · ·   hl1l‘(1g(
  1 1 11111. 11111. *1·1—1~h
'   A 1*1111lSh
 ,1 ' Ni11·og’c11 ......................... . 1.99 2.2:.1 (1mdl_ 2
‘ -" { · ].)1l(}S])1l()l'1(' :10111 ................... 1..16 1.21}
L ._ ]’l112lS1l ........................... .47 .52
A ‘ $1:111011
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_`  1*:1111:11 :111:1l_vs<·s w1·1·1~ 111:1111- of 1l1 ;;11‘<*11. To (}11)1&l1l1 1`]I(* s‘:1111]1h~s for z111:1l)‘si:s, (*{l.L‘1l §.['1‘2l(1l‘O'f $1:1111111
` i f _ T()1)il`l'l‘() fl’()’lll (.‘&ll‘1l ]11l}'1' w:1s 4'&ll'(’fll11}' S2lll]~])l(%(1 il11(1 irlwso S:1111]1l1·s 1’1\1IS])Il1
`. i ('(Wlll[)1ll(’(1 111 1]11:111i`11_1‘ ]11·11]1111·11o11:111· 111 1]11» yivld of each gmdu. 111115 I°*1111S11
])l“U(1lIL‘1ll;.{ il (‘(1lII])`US1‘l'l‘ s:1111]1l1· 1·<·~]11·1·s1·11·1111g Tho 101:11 311-111 of 1~:11·11 $1111:1 ..
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242211.-]*1111 1. Fo1·iil1z1·d w11‘l1. d<1111l1l1· $11111*1]111‘l)SI)1l‘2l’1`(f :11111 1111- 1`:11·111111
. 1'2l1'(* of ]N11'2lS1l :11 11111 1·:111· of 1411 :11111 21111 lbs. pur 2l(‘l‘l} l’(*S])UC11\`l'1}`, H111l‘2l :1
E ` S:1111]1l1· :1s 1‘:1k1·11 f1·<1111 1l11· 11i\l’l1 1111 1·:1s1»1 1·o111‘:11111·d 26.5 p1·1· 1·1·111.
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1 · rqicxiirroin fx<:1:1eU1.·i*U1:AL iaxvmrmiiaxw siumiox. xvii t -  
com 3   — . ‘i `  
md Of 100 lbs. per acre. The sample as ifakeu from the barii eointaiiied i    
20.08 per cent. water. 2 1 V I.  
3231..——Pl*ot 3. No f(?1'i`illZ0l‘. Sample as Taken from the barn 42.* 2 
UPS. giiiitaiiiecl 20.03 per (rent. wafer. _‘  
‘l1i0. 3232.———1’lo·t‘ 1. Fertilized wifh double (‘il1‘b0ll2l,i(* of polash and _  
iiiiigiiesia af the mic of 130 lhs. per il(‘l‘U. The sample as taken _' 
*fi·0m the barn couitained ·27.30~pe1· eeult. of water. V 1 ”_  
R300 V 3233.—Plo¤t 5. Ferfilized with iiilirate of potasli at the rate of  
`_ 300 lbs. per acre; The sample as taken from the barn eoiiiiaiiied  
ii) 27.10 per ceirt. of water.  
A ~ vm cam;. Ol<`·Tl1E .\IR—l>l{lED s.mv1.us. -  
ig Station 1ll1llll)0'l‘ .... 3220 3230 3231. 3232 3233 `  
  )[0islm·e ..........   ‘ 5.05 5.1.1 5.92 0.75 0.12  
2 Nitrogen .......... _ 3.375 2.80 3,00 2.S0 2.SS V  
l)ll0S[)ll0I‘l(7 me . .. 2 ss .0: .71 .01 si.  
> i·0i.i»1i ............ 1.0:: 1.02 As 1.::0 .01. o ‘  
22 (`mde ash ......... 21.03 23.73 25.10 20.33 21.10  
10 iii .`.``” [ `Y
$2 msu emma Ol·"Tl·ll·] w.vr+:1z-1¤um·: 1·oiz.ie<·o.  
Nalioii mimher .... 3220 3230 3231 3232 3233   ._
Nitrogen .......... 3.58 3.01 1.20 3.10 3.0N    
i)iIOS]>ll()l‘l(‘ aeid . . . 3 .03 1.00 .75 .00 57  
Nd l’0rash ............ 1.00 1.07 .01 1.10 .07 ,  .7.ji;
I m lfruile ash ......... 22.02 25.01 20.07 2150 20.17    
him .\N.\l.YSl·]S o1·‘ 1*111; Asn. ,.1 f.
_· of Sliliieii llllll1i)(}l‘ .... 3220 3230 3231. 3232 3233 '   A
ples l’l10spI1o1·ie avid .   . 1.05 1.02 2.80 1.].5 3.30   _
luis l’0i:isl1 ............ 1.75 1.31 2.30 0.S2 3.71 4 ily q
·a··h Mia ............... Jas .:1s ..10 .51 .10  
<‘1i10i·mC .._........ .0; .02 .0: .15 .00 QQ
mi- (‘ill'ilUll dioxide ,_._ 21,32 1300 10.53 17.72 17.71  
·m·|)1 liiliva and sand .... 20.32 23.13 37.% 37.07 W-li? ii
`(‘lll\ "
Tllere was a very eousideralile ]>i·0]>01·1i011 of soil in all lhese  
mm il*l1l‘S. These ashes are 1·ema1·l{al>le for their Sillzlll ]><*1‘<‘<*lli=l;Ii‘ 01.  
lwlasli.  
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_· -. ‘   xviii V xixru xxxuxn msronr or THE - ·'
 “     TOBACCO STALKS.
w 1 i~~ V V . _ _ _ A _ _ Nitroge
  . J. 1‘l1e stalks of the tobacco 11*01111 the fertilizer expenrn1e·nt Just  Pomsh
      , referred tj;) were s{1nrpIed and 1`ll(3v]]ltl'()*g€1l, pl1*OSpl1*01‘lC 121Cld and Phogph
  , _ 1 potash deterniined. Two otl1er samples of stalks were analyzed in  
    . " _ 1`l1(?*S‘i11l1G way for comparison. ’ t uw
  V _, 3318.—Tob;1cco stalks from plot 1, S¥ll11pl0·lOSt by air-drying mln
‘°_     7.57 per cent. moisture. , ‘ ,2%.
  ll}   3319.-—F1‘O111 plot 2, sample lost by air-drying 0.50 per cent. mhgédl
  ·l' _ ', 3320.——F1‘Oll1 plot 3, sample lost by &1l1'·(1I‘}’lI1g 7.01 per ce11t. who b
j·1_’_· Q , y 3221.—Fro1n plot 1, sample lost 1>}'-vHl1‘-(11'}'l11g 8.11 per cent. upon il
W;. f%222.—Fron1 plot 5, szunple lost by air-dryiiig; 7.11 per cent. · mv WY
-" ` U 3223.—F1·o1n a pile in the barn at the Dr. Peter farm, Fayette m;m_l_{;,
  l county. crop of 1805. Lost 11.87 pcr cent. 011 {1l1’-(11‘}'lI]g.
.   » ·. 1 2221.-—Fron1 the same crop, but picked np from 111Q ground out-
  · 4 V side the barn wlicre they had been exposed to the weather fora y[,,iSm,
  1. U 1 111011111 o1· two. Lost 11.87 per <‘·<·11t. o11 i1l1‘-(11“)`l1lg. pomsh
    rim cisxr. or Tun .1111-111111:11 smnns. www
. i Xunnber ...... 3318 0310 3520 $75321 3322 3523 5321 ;;;;_;;g
*i ii Nitrogen ...... 2.01 2.00 2.85 2.02 · 2.50 3.18 1.80 dmm-(».(
·* ’ ._ 1lll0S]¥ll('7l'l(' acid, .02 .02 .50 .05 .02 1.01 .78 _gIm])~Sj
` _· . 1’otasl1 ........ 1.57 1.11 .08 1.03 1.71 1.11 .71 lmmS],_
  . ::157
`V , 3507.-Bye-product from the ll1fl11ll1:i1Ctl1l‘G of tobacco extract, S,,m],h_
1 sent by Fried. Gloystein. Henderson, Ky., to deteriniiie its
1 p value as a fertilizer. This inaterial is Hltcred out of the watery Nl‘l‘**M<*
2 , solution of tobacco before evaporation. It is a <·l1oc-olate-like, soft, 111****1*}**
1 ` _· dry lll2l1(‘l'l2ll. lli\\'lll§i` a strong smell of tobacco. On 1)ll1‘l)lll§I.[l 1)******1*
‘ 1 brown 1·1·sidn<· l‘(‘H(’lllll1lllQ soil reniaiiied. l`se(
I `\N.`m_S|S· . 0t po1z1>
s Per cent.
Moisture ............................................ 15.22
p Volatile and rombiistiblc 111att<·1·s ..............,....... 51.33 .-,,,8,,
1 As]; ,___,,.. . ............ . .....--·-··-······ · -···· · · 33*2;) Cgslh. 5
1 » ”"'7 I011. Ky.
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