INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR 1876. cxciii 



ported by Dr. Peters, chemist to the Geological Survey of Kentucky. 

 Analyses are given of five samples of the whole hemp plant, of sam- 

 ples of leaves, stems, and roots separately, of the dew-rotted plants, 

 and of hemp fibre and hemp herds. Two samples of buckwheat 

 plants were analyzed. The results, with some practical conclusions 

 which the author feels warranted in making, are given in a pam- 

 phlet of twenty-five pages, taken from a report of the Geological 

 Survey. The analyses make a valuable addition to our knowledge 

 of the composition of these plants. Only the analyses of the ash 

 are given, however, no mention being made of the nitrogen, an 

 omission which, if supplied, would add very materially to the com- 

 pleteness and value of the work. Geological Survey of Kentucky^ 

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