Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-03-16
Flour Of Bone and superphOsphats-

Elcur 81 oolc anu o1PcI plosF1atc-
Bore IN their entire state. tbai =. con-
tanning al The gelatne % the periosteum
and cells Which comPoss their frame -ork.
ard Az the tat ADD earths Nth -hish thesc
celis ar SHED. consist Of about thirty eight
per cest. 81 animal matter. iorff-four per
cent % phosphate % line. thrrv pr ernt-
ofcarbouafe 81 Euss. abosf three pr cent
q rrarne.i.. soia ar.l other salts. With
t-clvc per ecnt % rneisiarc. quantity
- t-cac- ar rrsssd entirc. o. tine po--
der aud plae.,5 ia a box or other vessel IN
q warn fe-,rerature aud slightly u,oistcnei.
pui-cisesion vii be quioklv so up. and an
noula al Be rapidly evolved Il j. oi,si-
Gus hat. m THIS con1iiion. it wosld aHor,l a
tiehis stimulating ard active manure. snd
mus; cOniriuute 90 the vigorous rro~th Of
To s;aiks. ard an sbaalani crop o. gain
and secd. Bone neal and hoar noe m thc
market. Pu-po-t 90 constsi q the entire
bone redscea to difereHt degrees Of fne-
nc~s
Could &c b. AisAys sure that The glse
makers and sap makers have not had thclr
share % Il, Ne shouid consider II The rnos;
rcliable and valuable Of all The mansfae.
tur.d manures
bones ccotain. a. ~ have aid. fortv-
ioar PER erut. OF phosphate q line. Pbo.-
phate q lime = almost washable We o.,
bones y ing exposed 10 the w--ihcr for
years. and only slo-ly cr,iubling into The
earth. The animal matter IA. bcea long
srncc wasted oct Of then. buf tb- phosphate
% iine rculains. How can Ills BE- render
81 solubie. - that q can yield tbe valuable
eleuenfs q Which g consists % az c-o~ins
piants? Fir,t. b. giving % "a an addition
81 dosc - rho-phcric ACID. - hat IA. a-,i
sAaH Re IN excess; AM. secondly. bv al.
straciing a portion 81 the lime. ~h,rh
aulounts % the same thins. Phaspha,e Of
hnc. a. foand IN bones. Is neutral r.bo.-
pl.afc. and consists ofone part 81 T.bo.r.bor.
D. acid. ard three paris of lime. When Oh
oi vitrol, or sal hare acii. j. aided %
eround bore frc~i f-orn 90 animal matter
the al anifcs nth ore pa-t 81 the Line
and forms saiPiiafe Of lime or plaster Tie
remaining phosphate - iine T. % ion-cr a
ncutral rtosphate. bot an acid phosphate.
or a. "a = calic.i supcrpho.I,haie. ia vii-h
thc pbosPhorie aud preiou,iaaies. Thi.
becomes more soluble and arfivc IN ihc
soil T. niNiare Of bone v.,h .aipLuric
acIa wi then consist 60 su1-,rpio-r.haic Of
line And PLASTER. To. b. thr .ab.far-e
kuoWn DC 'be market A. supcrpa0,phsie ~
lme.
II noa l.iionAi plaster OF Other substance
b aii-l % D.. % 3 saiaaaic mar.ria. -sb-
stan. Couil tirc aulrual matter contained
On The entire bones 30 ahstrarir.l from fb,,,
before 'Aey ~erc acied upoa b. tLe suIpbar.
ic arif. ard restored fo ihc mixfarr afrr-
ward = vcry Possriul maaurc uoall o. OBJ
taloed- This = sad io be done ir thc MAJ
ufariurc Of Co.'s saperphcsphaie. lss, 90
arr b no means confIsnt thar the saan
maker does n7t cci sharc even ifti,e rfsr
maker b deprived. Whca oaIr TO or
three cvrts r-1aI 81. oh,a .a-I f,- d.. com.
pieicd manure. the offer of ci-tf rr Zen
orrfs pozal f1- the fat. saL'e-ts III, h--.
easy Of the uauuiari1rer o. q st-sia uh.-b
- irrr 20 lccs rot aiuass hea-. ". r-F
Errat tla-irnre .u different Parcels ~ o..
rr-r.fu-rhafr. WIRE W. can crlv ar--.-,
o. oa th. ABOVE s-qr,-.iI1n. or o- th- SD.
rcs.iioa t.ai ttc process OF --l.af srt--- "a.
h..1 ir -.-iee-. rr fiit fie mssr-sst cor
sisted 20 1ii bones. f-ou rai-h -te animal
ua'ter bad been uastcl or o. rne All
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