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Lime, 13.55 



Magnesia, . 90 



Potash, 7.25 



Soda, 28.80 



Chlorine, 1.40 



Sulphuric acid, 10.30 



98.95 



The ash or inorganic matter is rich in soda, lime and sulphuric 

 acid, and contains also a respectable percentage of phosphoric 

 acid, phosphate of iron and potash. The 28 lbs. of ash removed 

 by a ton of fresh plants, contain in round numbers the following 

 bodies in the proportions given below : 



Carbonic acid, 6 lbs. 



Silicic acid, 1 J 



Phosphoric acid, 1 1 



Phosphate of iron, 1 ^ 



Lime, ' 4 



Magnesia, ^ 



Potash, 2 



Soda, 8 



Chlorine, J 



Sulphuric acid, 3 



These 28 lbs. of inorganic matter are more than returned to the 



soil by 



30 lbs. of ashes, 



8 lbs. of common salt, 



5 lbs of plaster. 



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Proximate Organic Composition. 



100 parts of 100 parts of 

 fresh plant. diy plant. 



Water, 88.225 



Fiber, 3.168 26.705 



Sugar and extract, 5.685 47.923 



Dextrine, 0.905 7.629 



Casein, 0.115 0.970 



