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  FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT “  
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.  
To His Excellency, Hon. J oufn Yonnc Bicowx, Gcvcmcr qj p  
Kcnluclty .·  
 
Sm: Under the authority of the Board ot Control, and in  
accordance with an act of Congress approved March 2, 1887,    
and entitled "An act to establish Agricultural Experiment Sta- yl  
tions in connection with the Agricultural Colleges established  
· in the several States, under the provision of an act, approved A   
July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto," and of  
an act of the Legislature of the State of Kentucky, approved  
February 20, 1888, and entitled "An act to accept the proris». ,  
ions of an act passed by the Congress of the United States, ap- I ‘  
proved March 2, 1887, for the establishment and maintenance of A ·  
Agricultural Experiment Stations in connection with the Agri-  
cultural Colleges established by the several States and Terri-  
tories under act of Congress, approved July 2, 1862,". I hereby  
Submit the Fifth Annual Report of the Kentucky Agricultural  
Experiment Station. -  
Very respectfully,  
M. A. SCo\‘ELL, Dz`0‘cclc2·.  
FEBRUARY 1, 1893. §{jg,.f;,t··,
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  4· l · ` ` 6 REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION,
  .`   ·'   THE KEDTTUOKY AGRIO UL TURAL EXBPERIZIIENT
  · ··     STATION [JV ACCO UDTT TVITH THE UZVITEZ)
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  y ` l To receipts from the Treasurer ol` t.he United States as per appropria-
  _ ‘ ' 1 tion for tiscal year ending June 30th, 1892, as per act of Congress,
  - P ` __ 1 approved March 2cl, 1887 ....................  
    H V   _ By salaries , ..................... $7.740 42
  1   ' I By labor . .................... . 2 (130 11
¥7"`{L‘£ .`· _ i By supplies .,................... — 722 94
  _ , By freight and express ................ 107 74
  ·· ¤ ,` ` § By postage and stationery ............... 229 34
  , V ; By prin ting ......,.............. 090 76
  ` _ i , ` By library ...... . ............ 225 00
  _ I ‘ By liOOl$, llll}`)l(}lll0l1l,S Qlllll l112\Cllll`l(£l'y ......... .   97
  i . _ 1 By chemical apparatus and supplies. .......... l ,294 F0
tri}  · ` ` P By furniture ..................... mn xii
  By live stock . ...... . , ............ 300 00
  , ‘ By traveling expenses . ................ 58 05 I
  ` _ 2 By incidcntals ...........,........ 116 80 t
FTE; By building .................... 474 04 th,
  ` ` By seeds, fencing and eistern _ ............. 215 64 [
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 `°. - - the accounts of the Experiment Station of the Agricultural I
“°‘  ` , College of Kentucky for the year ending June 30th, 1892, that ,
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  which this is attached, is a true copy from the books of account his
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR.  
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The Station is governed by a Board of Control, consisting of  
the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, the President  
iw ol the College and the Director of the Station. The actions of  
'“ the Board are subject to the Board of Trustees of the College,  
iii- or its Executive Committee. V  
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hut The oilice of the Station as well as the Chemical, Entomologi-  
as Gal and Botanical and Horticultural laboratories and the library,  
1 to are in what is known as the Experiment Station Building on  
nts, the College Campus. The chemical laboratory is well equipped .  
ave for all the work which the Station is called upon to do. The  
Botanical and Entomological laboratories are being equipped  
lor thorough work. Our library consists now of about 1,300  
volumes, and the books have been carefully selected. The De-  
S lutrtments of Chemistry, Botany, Entomology and Horticulture V   _·._
' lite especially equipped in the way of books. The farm has  
t, Y0 been especially litted for lield and feeding experiments. Two  
mnt hundred one—tenth acre plats have been surveyed oil? for field ig}? "T
experiments. Permanent posts have been established, and ex-  
Wi cept where left for eomparison, the land has been tile·drained,   ,
it drain running lengthwise between every other plot, thus giv-  
me to each plot the same amount and system of drainage.  
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   t_ ‘   .   8 nnronr or Aemcuixronat nxrnaiirnnr STATION.
    l A Y The death of Mr. C. L. Curtis caused a serious loss in our Sta--
    .` " y tion stait. He was a man of much more than ordinary ability
  _ j   l in his line, very capable, accurate, and thorough in his work.
  ‘y , His place will be hard to {ill. At the meeting of the Board of
  , t ‘ I . Control in April, the following resolution was passed :
  i "ResoZvcd, That we desire to record our high appreciation
  `~ of the faithful, accurate. and efiioient manner in which he dis-
    · ’ charged his duties while connected with the Experiment Sta-
  ·   l . tion. He was a painstaking. systemamatic and untiring worker,
  v_ .4   qualities which fitted him eminently for .the duties assigned _
  _, · r l him, and by his modest and unassuming manners and sterling _
    · worth of character, endeared himself to all with whom he came- ng
  ‘·*     in contact." tin
  - ` A ·'   During the year, the Horticultural Department of the Station 5;
  h - has been organized, and Prof. C. VV. Mathews, a graduate of  
  · ‘ ` ` - Cornell University, has been put at its head. The work ot the- Li)
  - year has been incorporated in Bulletins 38 to 43 inclusive,. ‘  
  ` . t which are appended to this report.
 _ t h ‘ In the Chemicial division, such manuscript as has not been
  published in the form of Bulletins, is given under that division. mi
  · · V V The Entomological Department gives a summary of its work. lm
  ’ " " Very respectfully, he
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lg l Here follow the more important chemical analyses and inves=  
W, tlgations made in the Station laboratory during the year 1892,. ll* ‘
but not published in a.ny of the Bulletins. The work already  
m published is mainly fertilizer control work in Bulletins 41 and  
Of 43 ; some work on marls, in Bulletin 39 ; and the usual work in· l yi  
he connection with the study of methods of analysis by the Asso- `  
YQ? _ clatlon of Official Agricultural Chemists, and to be found in  
their proceedings. .  
BH, A number of analyses of commercial fertilizers have been  
,H_ made for farmers, but, being only of temporary interest, it is  
li, not thought necessary to publish them here. As a rule, as  
heretofore, the fertilizers sold to farmers and sent in by them A  
for analysis have, in most cases, come up to the required  
Daily tests of the milk of the Station cows have been made,  
and a large mass of figures is accumulating from which inter-  
esting results may be derived at some future time. _  
A number of rocks and minerals have been identified for  
various persons, and several analyses of potable water were- fFji°¥{.;i
made, which it is not thought necessary to report in detail.  
Butter.   {pj
A number of samples of butter made from milk of the Jersey  
Cows " Signal Ripple" and ··Jus·a Pogis," at the Station farm    
have been analyzed, The manipulation was as uniform as pos-   f
Bible, and the results show the difhculty of obtaining perfect  
uniformity in the product under ordinary conditions, as well as    
the difficulty of correctly sampling a small amount of butter.  
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  2022. " Cheat" (Bromus Soliroederi), July 27. Cut when the V
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  2023. Seradella, August 24. Entire plant taken when 1ust 5
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  `. 4   1780. Clover huy.
  _ _`   1781. \Vheat bran.
  ' _ 1782, Corn and c•b meal.
  _ A 1 - " 1783. Ground shelled oats.
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  Crude Fiber ............ 27.43   6,80   5,89 9,86 1 7.44
yl- 1 1 1 1
  , NiLroe;on Free lixtrnct ....... 48.332 67.07 79,47 155.21 1 51.09
 "`J1 7 1 1
my `41 1
  1 1"=\i . ·-........... . .   3.52 1 4,29 1 3,77 5,31 5.90
*:.:.1. 1 1-———,———-1———— ~——— ——--——-
  100.00 1 100.001 100.00 100,00 100.00
  1 1 1
rs. ·  
  1 Albuininoids by Stutzefs Method . . 10.68 13,55 0.28 14,22 25.84
{jj Ground Mixed Feed.
  21143. Sam nle A. From the Blue-vrass Commission Com Jany,
. A ¤
 P i _ Lexington, Kentucky.
  21144. Sample B. Same.
1

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L , 1 Q .5;*fv 
Analysis. A  
1 As Rnurizvnri. XVATER-FREE.  
1 204e 1 2044 204s 1 2044 _ A .1    1
1 1 1 é°3`..`—=7·*»>%l
-—-—···—·;————= ——·—-1-—-— ——1————  
.1/v8t€1'.. .............. , 0 41 X 013 .,,._ ·, , ; . _ ‘    
1 1  
· ,4411 ................ 1 4.41 :1.80 4.81 4.:11 “ .3  
C1·ude Protein ..........4 1 11,56 ~ 11 06 12.70   12,25  _ 
1 1  
Crude Fiber ............   4,00 1 4.00 5.16 1 .1.50  
1 1 .  ;
1 Nitrogen Free Extract .......   05,07 · 66,90 1 71,82 1 74.11  
’ Fm ................   4.891 1 4.36 5.40 1 4.8:1  
.   -————-——-—— ————-—  
* 1 100_00 i 100.00 100.00 1 100.00  
1 -..-.n.- .. ...7-) -... .... .-*2. ...*4.;..7.7..77. ..777.-....V.*.-- - 7 .... . ...... .. .    
 
4 cotton Seed Hulls.  
erziei
Q 21790, Sample from T. L. Graham, Casky, Kentucky, from a let  
0 purchased by him in Nashville, Tennessee, for feeding  
- purposes.  
8 Analysis.  
{-Z'FZ’*€::"
— —*“`iE—"—J"4—""——é'”E”—*"_`m liA_ ”;—  
. As R1·:e1·:1v1s11. W1vr1¤r.-1·1z1;1:.  
1 1r:>:;;..
__.1—T `4-..».---- fi ‘‘‘· ;;.-.
1  
T l 1719 1719  
1 . .4r~ ...... ,..»
"””—‘—°___""—   .... - ._.._ 111**** “l` 1
· Wmp .... . .............. 11 28 . . .....  
  Ash . . , .................. 1 2.86 3.16 ·   ``·_  Q2
.9 `   1 p {
L Crude P1·_0tein. ............... 4,37 4,82 1_1?.1___.2;;:’1.
14 , 1*.7 ’- 
Crude Fibe1·_ , , . . ........... . 1 42101 46.20   V
10 _ · - { 1. ·
Nitrogen Free Extract. ......... . . 3928 1 43·00   ."_
”O 11111 ..................... 2.20 1 2.22  
"` ____.,..T.l_....— ...7 ‘ 1;"  
O0 , 100.00 1 100.00  
#4  -—-——-—   rililll °°
Albuminoids by Stutze1·’s Method ..... . . 4.31 1 4.82 11*
—-——;————·»1..#.~—____#é_ 11* ’
15
y, A I   ) C
 1 : 
11 1
 

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  7* `UUV Sorghum Cane Juice-—Seas0u of 1892.
1_.-{‘-1  · .· _ "2‘ 1 O 1... m 1 L
  ·   = 1 s 2 1 1% 1 E c1
1:11.;;:1  ‘ 5 1 QZ s fg 1 F5
  1. $2 1 . 1 ¤‘ S` O 1 $3
  1 ·' ; Name or Cana Asn DATE or Sammixo. 1 Vg     1 ;,;· O
.51:}, ; _ Y ;-= · ,4  
1.1_;1,;1  . 1 1 . .1;   1 r
i»·`:?§·;1  , · · 1 · F . 1 1
11§e.;;·1 _ ` . ;.,1_____#r..__,.L,,-2...-.#1.;L. LS1. .;..1-2....- _ F
  11 _ 1 1 2007 1 l’lant1er’s Friend. . . September 26 .... 1 13.90 3.57 1.076   18.35
yfijff  · _ 1 2026 1 Planters Friend. . . October 5 . ..... 1 12.73 4.39 1.076 1 18.35 S
    2033 I‘lanter`s Friend, . . October 12 ..... 1 13,50 5.03 1.082 19.70
  .; " ' _ 2047 Planters Friend, . . October 20 ..... 1 13,80 6.02 1 .084 20.15
  Q 1 . b
  "` —· ·* 2008 Columns Cane . . . September 26 .... 1 11,42 1 3.82 1.072 17.45
1;-fE " 1 2027 1 Colniaifs (Jane . . . October 5 . ..... 14.52 1 2.84 1.076 18.35
  _ 1 · = 1 2034 Colmaifs Cane . . . October l2 ..... 1 13.90 1 4.31 1.077 18.60
  ' 1 - 1 1 -
  . ‘ = 2009 Link’s Hybrid . . . September 26 ....   9.64 1 2.55 1.057 14.00
  · . 1 2028 Link’s Hybrid . . . October 5 . ..... 1 13.12 1 2.92 1.070 17.00
  1 2035 Links Hybrid . . . October 12 1.... . 14.50 1 2.41 1.077 18.60
 _` 1‘ 1 1 - 2048   Linkis Hybrid . . . October 20 ..... 1 16.50 1 1.66 1.085 20.40 `
  ’ 1 1
  j 2010 1 Early VV11ite Naples, September 26 ....   12.98 1 1 90 1.070 1 17.00
  . 2036 1 Early \Vh1te Naples. October 12 ..... 1 16.23 1.65 1.083 1 19.90 A
  = 2049 1 Early White Naples, October 20 ..... 1 14.22 2.67 1.077 1 18.60
fs': 1
I·.·;:•s · · 1.
  , 2011 Folger1s Early . . . Septunber 26 .... 1 12.22 4.10 1.072 1 17.45
11;;*:; 1 1 2030 Fol
 _ _;11 . ` 2038 Variety 01 ..... October 12 .....   11.80 1 4.58 1.071 17.20
 "" 1 2051 Variety 91 ..... October 20 ..... = 13.40 4.46 1.077 18.60 (
 1 " 1 1 1 1
  2052 1 Collier’s ...... October 20 ..... 1 17,55 1 1.88 1 1.090 1 21.50
  1 _ ...é— .",..._.—F»#»;—.2.J—-AF...-2--;.-.¢2r
  ' Maris. 1 1
  ` 1 Besides the work reported in Bulletin 39, complete analyses 1
  _ were made of a few marls. The Cloverport marls are now be-
  1. ing used in the manufacture of vitriiied brick for street paving, ·
  and 1t IS believed that they may prove quite valuable for this
  and similar purposes, or for terra-cotta work, as some of them
  assume very handsome and delicate colors upon careful burn- 1
 {5*1 ing. '1‘he following were sampled by Mr. J. B. Hoeing, of the 1
f.   . ‘ Kentucky Geological Survey : 1
 1

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1629. Dark brown mar], Cloverport, Breckinridge county, Ky. 1  
- 1630. Green marl, same locality as 1629. This and the pre- ‘  
ceding together form a bed 30 feet thick.  
. . , _ ` '!.§L;'};’·=Yl
1631. Gray mar], 40 feet th1ck, Breckinridge county, at Falls 1  
of Rough. U  
1634. Black laminated clay in bed of creek, 4 feet thick,  
Falls of Rough. M  
_ ‘ 1691. Red mar], third stratum, in the middle of the bed, at s 1:  
5 . , ’~‘=¤$·:;,+f
;, Stephensport, Breckinridge county, Ky.  
* ' 1 I  
Q 1692. Green mar], top stratum of the middle Stephensport  
_ bed, Breckinridge county, Ky.  
Q   ..·»
··  a n 
I0 Ana1ysis—Air·Dried.   _,_` 
-._  
10 . ,  .,,_, 
10 1620 1630 I 1631 I 11184 11101 1 1602 1 1  
so I 1 1 1  
»—- —-—— i--———- 1-Yi-- -....   1..—.»·....1_....j _____.__. »/svn;
‘° 1 I 1 1 I 1 
)0 Peroxide of Iron* ..... 1 7,30 7.25 1 3,61 { 5.27 1 8,93 1 6 13 ,  
1   1 .  
ig Alumina . ........   16.79 12.05 I 12.80 ` 20.29 ' 19.31 15,90  
o   1 ·  
Lime ........... I 0.87 0.74   0.40 ? 0,80 I 1,46 1,89  
*5 1 1 1   1  
QQ Mugnesia. , ........ I 1,06 2.02 I 1,21 , 1.98 1 1.53 I 1.63  
P8 2 I I I 1  
60 Potash .......... 3.82 2,30 1 2,23 I 2.55   4.28   3.611  
I 1 I . 1. rilfe
40 Soda ........... I 0.37 { 0.18 1 0.45 0.22   0,09 I 0.06  
  Phosphoric Acid. .....   trace truce   trace ‘ 0.23 I trace truce  
2. , 1  
80 Curbonic Acid . ...... I truce trace I .... trace   1.25 1.06 tg;gf§§j-
1 I . 1   {13312
gg Silica., . . .......   01,12 70.21 { 72.02 1 :18.1151 , 52.08 , 112,20  
- · 1 1 1 1 ,1 . _. gn ,,.· j.
60 Combined NVater and Or-1I I I 1 _ `it·1,·Q $1/
ganic and Undetermined I 8,67 -1 95 1 6.29 1 10.04 1 10.11 7.28 IQ.,/yi.
150 matters ........ i I 1   . E{;j§lj§"·J
~"— __ ___ ____`_______    ._ _ I :’—·.»‘,·;:
I 100.00 100.00   100.00 I 100.00 1 100.00 100,00  
K 8-..,t-,..K.#-K..¤2-w.-, ....1n  
1 I 1 I 'l}'  
KGS Potash Dissolved by Diges-  1 1 . 1 .  
tion with Hydrocliloric   ' 1 1 80 . 3 08 , 2 gg 1 II·*`ffZQ
)6- Acid, Specific Gravity IUI Ml I *28 I 0'98 I 0 I i L `  
1.115 .... . . . . , II I 1 1 I 1 *1113..,;
lz? ·*M0st, if 11ot_all the iron in the green marls, is in the ferrous condition.     __
11s 1  
em 1965. Mar] sent by Mr, J. E. Wight. Hodgenville, Ken-   ‘ »·
1 · . ‘ “ai.
rn- tucky, from iarm of Mr. G, D. Tobb. Bed about 20 feet thick, 1,;, _
Jhé locality about 4 miles south-west of Hodgenville. Geological  
position, St. Louis group, subcarboniferous. Mr. Wight says {w i
. 1 .
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   1 0 . T *16 REPORT or AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION,
VL      rthat the material is found in abundance, and when spread on
  i` _ .· , the ground soon falls to powder and makes a good fertilizer. A _
  . .`   quantity tried upon wheat produced very marked effects, ai d
  V. — _ ` the field showed the effects of the application for three years '
  so A afterward. A soft, gray-brown material of the softness and ap. L“
  pearance of impure chalk. The following is the analysis of the Ph
.;;‘:~;l· · _ . .
  _ ‘ air-dried material : — rt,
  it ` 1965-Analysis. S Ni
  ` I , Peroxide of iron. ....................... 4. lei per cent, d
  ° .. Lime ....... . ............... . . . . 22.72 percent. —
  _ ·· * Magnesiu .......................... 13.44 percent,
  I f Potash . ........................... 0,69 per cent, _
  ` _. ,· · Soda with traces of lithia ......r . .......... 0,10 per cent,
[gl!} ·` · Phosphoric acid . ....................... ri truce.
{vii . _· 1 Loss on ignition. . . . ......... . ........ 35.62 per cent.
  " ‘ · , V Silica and insoluble matters ...... . ........... 23.35 per cent, 112
tim?. · , —-—···
  0 . V . l00.00 per cent. P1
  _ ‘
  _ ‘p.· .. _ The amount of potash present is small, but is in a more readily
  _ soluble condition than is the case with the " Leitchiield Marls," SO
  · mentioned elsewhere in these reports, and those of the Kentucky
  _ L ..
  . Geological Survey. The-calcareous nature of this material is also
  · __ in its favor as an agricultural marl. It is interesting to note that e
EQIP _ , ~ . ·this material is almost free from silicates not decomposed by di-
  t , “ . gestion in hydrochloric acid. Although this analysis was made
  ·by the digestion method, the 23 35 per cent. insoluble matter s con-
 Q  · · sist of almost pure silica. a considerable part of which separated »-—
 nd s l 1 , tin the gelaiinous condition upon evaporation. l’<
 _? · ` L Ni
 It . ‘ Soils. Pl
:1 `dy — _ _
 E ‘ l` 2003. Soil, sent by G. M. Slaughter, Hodgenville, Ky. Land W
*‘*·*——li zabout one-fourth »m~ile from Hodgenville, across Nolin creek. _
  ` - Natural growth, mulberry, black walnut, chestnut, wild cherry,
  S gpersimmon, etc. A light brown, sandy soil. Subcarboniferous W
  i _ formation.
  2004. Soil, sent by W. M. Cassady, Lagrange, Ky. Mixed ‘
  ` samples from four fields, upon which fertilizers have failed to
Kai?.} ` . .
gig, show good results. Locality about four miles south of Lagrange,
  and one and one-half miles west of Ballardsville. Upper Hud— » P
  son River Formation (2) A light brown soil, drying into friablc Li
;{;{:Li` -clods. i,
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REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 17 { ,`£;.·_‘¥.;}.l
,,1 Analysis of the Air-dried Soils. 7  
A 1 1 `  
d ` 2003 1 2004 »  
· iu-~1iii’
,____A.-LA--L2.- , ea. .—0A 1
VS . Y .   · Y 5  
P Lime . ............. . . . . j 0.080 Per Cent. 1 O_190 Bei- Cem;. . 1;;§s§€€7.{ ..1
` 1 1  
JB Phosphoric Acid. ............   0.172 "   0.182 ‘* ·  
. 1 " · ?§’Z(‘;.°i.·;'
Potash .................   0.000 =· Q 0_1e0 ¤·  
= T “ 5  
Nitrogen., . ..............   0.085 " ` 0.105 ** ‘ `  
ent. 1 1 _  
2:1 *J—7vy7vy777 777ryyeh  
’“*· — Tobacco Stems  
znt. ' _  
K Two analyses were made to determine the value of stems that  
Ill . , ··¤· .
we had been soaked, as compared with the fresh stems. The sam-  ,.,1  » "
Sm ples were sent by Mr. G. Knoke, Henderson, Kentucky.  1  
_1 1823. The clean, fresh stems in their original condition. “ 1   
. . as
lg; 1824. Stems of the same kind as the above, that have been  
~· _ ·  
I soaked in water to make tobacco flavor and sheep-dip. ‘ 1  
vy  
 
150 Analysis.  
hat  ys  as     7 e on aeeae 7777yy7·er·7····——· ·~·~ · ·e~· ·~--·s————-  
dj. rklll-DIIIICD. 1 As l1l·Z4`l·]lVl<]l>,  
On_ y 1s2z; 1824   1s2s   1824 A  
166 ny ·» 7 aaarc   7 aaaa   in   aaaa or aiia F 7 army  
Potusli . ............ , . . . . 15.43 0.58   5.50 1 0,11  
1 1  
Nitrogen . ................. 2.77 1 its y 2.::1;   0410  
l’h0sphoric Acid ............. 0.58 [ 0.251 1 0.50   (1,06  
‘ ‘ 1 `  1
and \Vute1· by [ll?-(ll‘ylllg. ............ . . . . 1 . . . 1 11.10 1 80.90   ·V‘. 3 1,
>ek· 1_L____A.*A. . --. - AV._A *  
[YY1 The analyses show that the greater part of the iertilizing  
Tous Value is lost in the soaking process.     »·'2
.X€d ` Miscellaneous Analyses. ·  
1 to 1794. Ashes of hickory Wood. A. P. Farnsley, Louisville, Ky.   k~‘~_i Qi
¤8€· 1990. Mud from Licking river, sent for analysis by Mr. Geo.    
{ud` ‘ P. Tippenliauen Newport, Ky., 110 determine if it has any fer-  
able tilizing value, Sample was moist when received, and was ana- it  _
•Hf‘ `·
lyzed without drying. _  
1991. Refuse from salt works, sent for analysis by Mr. E.  

 ·*Q _ ·_ W _ - 18 10uT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT sTAtrIoN.
  Tl A A Thompson, Louisville, Ky., to determine if it has any value as
  .` ·'   _` fertilizer. S.
  , _‘   1 1997. Burnt malt, sent by Mr. Geo. P. Tippenhauer, New- W
  .- . . . . .
l   1 1 . port, Ky., to determine its value as fertilizer. The malt was al
.. ,; _ _ I ‘ _
1"Tl :1 “ only superiicially charred. zu
  _ 2015. Saw-mill ashes, sent by Mr. Geo. P. Tippenhauer, New-
  - `· . port, Ky. This is the line dust that blows back on the boilers. _
    · 2016. Saw-mill ashes, same. This is the ash from the ash pit.
  ~   » ‘ They burn five bushels coal to live cords wood.
  ·* ». " it Analysis. U!
,;;;:1  · 1794 1 1990 1991 1 1007 2015 1 2016 __
1,,.;..-1 H, ·` = , 1 , Li
  · · 7 ——-—~————·———~— —— — ·-_»——·-—~—- —--1 -~--—
  ~ 7   1 Nitrogen ......... . . . . 0.13 l 0.27   0.0s ....   .... Pl
  , V 1 l l
  . _ Pliosplioric Acid. ..... 1 1.80 0.82   1.15   1_O4 1 Trace. 1 Trace. P4
i;j:;g;  · ` 1 " 1 · B
  . » Potash (Soluble in \Vnter) . 1 1.75 1 0.59 1 0.07   0.11 1 1.55 1 0.23
  ,   ` 2041. Carbonaceous material, mixed with light-colored clay, tl
 ‘.   » _ sent by Hon. T. B. Vlfilson, Newport, Kentucky. Tl1e material Ol
1;:5*5 . is very plastic when mixed with water. On heating, it glows, lll
  . ` ` . , _ _
  _ · _ and the carbon burns out without iiame, leaving a nearly white
  or pinkish ash, consisting of quite retractory clay. This ma- SY
  · » ` terial, if found in suflieient quantity, might be used for porous il
*‘···`—; .· ware, such as l1lt8I'1I10` tubes or lates tiles for hre- Jroolinv, Acc. W
  _ . _ ¤ D s 1 n
g  l - A · 2042. Bituminous shale; sent by Hon. T. B. \Vilson. A brown ill
r °" ` . . .
  . ‘ or chocolate—colored shale. with bright, smooth surfaces and ir- 0]
 1   1 . regular cleavage ; burns with a very smoky flame ; treated with Gl
 l ` . . . .
  gasoline, scarcely any thing is dissolved.
 {Q   i ‘ Analysis. tl
  ~ A 9 we 1  ee   —     we  was al
 3 ~ _ 2041 1 2012 m
  ` 7- - 77 7 7-7 7 -77 - . 7-7..77, 1. ,,.7 ,__ ?___ _ V __ ____é?__  
"   · ` ‘· \\';itt·i· null Volatile (»Ollll