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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Albuminous compounds, 15 '00 

 Other organic matters, 7 7 "55 

 Ash, .. .. 7-45 



100-00 

 2-40 



14-00 



81-30 



4-70 



100-00 

 2-24 



49-37 

 9-20 



100-00 

 6-63 



31-37 



62-98 



5-65 



100-00 

 5-02 



Nitrogen, 



The weight of the different constituents in lb?., per acre, was — 



Roots. Stalks. Leaves. Pods. Total. 



Water, 2819-60 18,930-31 7651-04 7288-94 36,689-89 



Albuminous compounds, 100-45 459"22 466-06 310-71 1336*44 



Other organic matters, 529"55 2746-87 572"49 634-88 4483"79 



Ash, 50-40 129-31 S7"55 51-18 318-44 



Nitrogen, 



10-10 



73-47 74-60 49-71 



213-88 



At th : s stage the pods had so greatly increase;! in weight that 

 it was possible to make a separate analysis of their ash. The 

 results of the ash analyses were — 



100-33 



100-24 



100-51 



And calculated after deduction of sand, charcoal, and carbonic 

 acid, the following numbers are obtained : — 



100-00 



100-00 



100-00 



The total quantity in lbs. of matters removed from an aci'3 (ex- 

 clusive of roots) was now — 



