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The analyses of the samples taken on each of these dates are reported 

 in the next table. 



Following with the sorghum the plan adopted with the dent and sweet 

 corn the next table gives the per cent of all of the dry matter in the plant 

 that is found in the leaves, stalks and tops, respectively at the different 

 dates. 



As was to be expected the bulk of the dry matter of the sorghum plant 

 is found in the stalks. The content of the leaves and tops when the plant 

 is matured is about equal. 



The next table gives the distribution of the protein: 



The stalks of sorghum are conspicuously low in nitrogen. Notwithstand- 

 ing the fact that over 65$ of the dry matter of the plant was found in the 

 stalks, 45.56$ of the protein is found in the leaves and less than a fifth 

 of it is in the stalks. Here again the necessity of carefully husbanding 



