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made by Prof. Horsford and given on a preceding page, the 

 percentage was but 10.24. That was a well-cured specimen, 

 taken after it had passed the period of blossoming, and the 

 amount of water is, perhaps, slightly below the average. 



Table IX. Analysis of Natural Grasses. {100 parts of the 

 grass dried at 212° Falir.) 



It will be seen that a great difference exists in the valuable 



constituents of the grasses analyzed in this table, ranging as 

 follows : — 



Lowest. Highest. 



Flesh-forming principles, . . 6.08 17.29 

 Fat-producing principles, . . 2.11 3.67 



Heat-giving principles, . . 88.03 57.82 

 17* 



Average. 



11.68 



2.89 



47.92 



