Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-12-21

The Above named fertilizer il sold at
$50 per ton. involving loss Of S19.07.
or 81 per cent. to the farmer on every
ton he purchases or. in other words. he
paws for it more than II times rs much as
i: is worth.
The Exceilenza Ammoniated Soluble
Phosphate.-The above phosphate from
which samples for analysis were selec-
ted. was purchased from Messrs. Dug
dale & Girvin. Baltimore. Md 1t is put
mp in bags marked 200 lbs: the one pur-
chased weighed 1913 lbs. Its mechanical
condition wns good. Messrs Dugdale &
Girvin states in their circular that:
eve have been a. special pains in the
manufacture Of the Excellenza to produce
a greater amount of soluble material for
the price than any other fertilizer with
which we are acquainted"
They also give an endorsement and
analysis Of Professor Chandler, as follows:
School of Mines. Columbia College.
New York. Sept. &c, 1870.
al have examined the .Exccllenza' Am
moninted Superphosphate Of Lime aad find
it to be an excellent article. containing
from il to Is per cent. Of soluble phos-
phoric acid. which is a resy unusual per-
c'ntnge 1t also contains very good per-
centage Of ammonia. or ammonia produ-
cling materials. II is one .fthe lest fer
t7i=ers IN TIE market, and is superior to
most of the other superphnsphafes."
G. F Chandler PHI D.
Prof Analytical and Applied Chemistry"
Certificate of Analysis.
New York, Aug. IL, 1870.
The sample of "Excellcnza Ammoniated
Soluble Phosphate" submitted to me for
examination, contains
Ammonia (N. II. 4O) 4ls
Soluble Phosphoric Acid. 1445
Equal TO Soluble Bone Phosphate, $3.50
lnsoluble phosphoric Acid, 0ec
Equal TO Insoluble Bone Phosphate, o.s2
Respectfully. your obt servant.
(Signedl c. F. CHANDLER pL n
Prof. Analytical and Applied Chemistry.
We arc at loss to know whether the
Professor. in rendering the soluble phos-
phoric acid. has reference to the hy,'ru,ed
or the onhydroms. II we regard it as
hyiroted phosphoric acid and compare the
Professors analysis with our analysis. the
similarity is quite striking. for 14.45 per
cent. of hydrated phosphoric acid CORES
pond to 1047 Of the anhydroas acid and
1O47 Of ambiguous phosphoric acid. or
14.45 Of the hydrate, are equal to %. SO
Of bone phosphate Of lime rendered sola-
lie. not "31 so" (31.54). If the LAS
per cent. represent anhydroas pbosphoric
acid. then 81. 81. representing the amount
Of bone phosphate Of lime rendered soluble,
is correct. and the three analyses show
conclusively how the 'Excellenza." du-
ring the few months Of its existence. has
deprecated in value rs regards its phos-
phoric acid.
Messrs. Dugdale 4 Girvin are deserv-
ing Of all credit in manufacturing and in
Producing this fertilizer, and there should
be no necessity Of any sub.crfuge in re-
commencing it to the public Truthful.
candid statements are all that is needed.
and if Messrs. Dugdale & Girvin will con-
form to these and discard the rickeries Of
the fer,ilizing business as it now is. we
donbt not that their efforts will be crown
Cd with success. and they themselves will
be convinced that honesty" in this bust
ness. as we'll as in all others, lis the best
policy"
AGRICOLA.