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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. XIX, No. 9 



morning and evening averages are united to give the average growth in 

 24-hour periods. While many points of interest are perfectly apparent 

 in the table, it is more convenient to discuss these data under the headings 

 of the separate constituents, where the results are represented graphically. 



Table IV. — Average percentage of dry matter and water per kernel in Hannchen barley, 

 percentage of nitrogen and ash in dry matter, and actual total weight, weight of dry 

 m,atter, water, nitrogen, and ash at 12-hour and 24-hour periods at Aberdeen, Idaho, 

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12-HOUR PERIODS 



Time. 



July 15 



16 

 16 

 17 

 17 

 18 

 18 

 19 

 19 

 20 

 20 



21 

 21 

 22 

 22 

 23 

 23 

 24 

 24 

 25 

 25 

 26 

 26 

 27 

 27 

 28 

 28 

 29 

 29 

 30 

 30 

 31 



Aug. I, 

 I, 

 2, 

 2, 

 3. 

 3. 

 4. 

 4. 

 5. 

 5. 

 6, 

 6, 

 7. 

 7. 

 8, 

 8, 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 



m. 

 m. . 

 m. 

 m. . 

 m. 

 m. . 

 m. 

 m. , 



m. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Water. 



Per cl. 



Per a. 

 84. I 



85-5 

 82.6 

 81.6 

 80. 2 

 80.8 

 79.1 

 78.8 

 77.2 



77-4 

 77.8 

 77.1 



74-7 

 74.1 



74-3 

 72. 2 

 70.8 

 70. I 

 68. I 

 67.9 

 64.9 

 65. o 

 62.6 

 63-4 

 61. 9 

 62.5 

 58.6 

 60. o 

 57-6 

 57-8 

 55- o 

 55-9 

 53-2 

 52-9 

 50-9 

 52.6 

 50.1 

 49.9 

 49.6 



5°- 7 

 47-8 



48.5 

 45-7 

 47.2 

 42.7 



45-3 

 42. o 



43-6 

 42. I 



Nitro- 

 gen in 



dry- 

 matter. 



Per ct. 



2. 27 

 3-14 



2-33 

 2.33 

 2. 18 



1-95 

 2.08 

 2. 17 

 I. 96 



1. 92 



2. 04 

 1.87 

 2. 04 

 2. 02 

 2. 09 

 1.86 



1.86 

 2. 19 

 2. 02 

 2. 00 

 2. 09 

 2. 14 

 1.89 

 2.08 

 1.82 

 1.97 

 1.85 

 2. 04 

 1.85 

 2. 18 

 1.86 



1. 91 

 2.03 

 1.97 



2. 27 



Ash in 



dry 

 matter. 



Per ct. 



7.91 

 8.96 

 5.86 

 6. 14 



4. 02 

 4. 20 

 3.80 

 4-63 

 3-54 



3. 21 



3-79 



4. 18 



3-09 

 3-07 



2.77 

 2.88 



2-93 

 2. 62 

 2. 72 

 2. 6r 

 2.84 

 2.41 

 2. 42 

 2.49 



2.43 

 2. 10 

 2.28 

 2. 41 

 2. 22 

 2. 27 

 2. 25 

 1.94 

 2. 12 

 2. 10 

 2. 00 

 1.97 

 1.97 

 1-93 

 1.94 

 1.83 

 1-95 

 1-93 

 I- 93 

 1.98 



1-77 



Wet 

 weight. 



Mgm. 

 9 

 5 

 5 

 2 

 8 

 5 

 4 

 6 



Dry 

 matter. 



Mgin. 



0-3 



.4 



.6 



.6 



I. I 



1.4 



1.8 



2-5 



3-2 

 3-6 



3-5 

 4.1 



5-2 



9.1 

 9.4 



10. 9 



11. 7 



12.5 

 12.8 

 14.9 



16. 2 



17. I 

 17.8 



20. 2 



19-3 



21. o 

 21. 7 



23-9 

 22.8 

 24.7 



25-9 



26. 

 26, 



25' 



27. 

 28. 

 26. 



30' 

 29. 



29 



31' 

 31 



32' 



?,:,■ 

 3°- 



Water. 



Mgm. 

 1.6 

 2. I 

 2.9 

 2.6 

 4.6 

 6. I 

 6.6 

 9.1 

 10. 7 

 12. 2 



12.3 

 13.6 



IS- 4 

 10. I 



22.3 

 22. o 

 22. o 



23-3 

 24. 6 



23-3 

 23.8 

 24.9 



28. I 

 27.8 



29. 6 

 28.6 



29. o 

 28. 5 

 29.8 



30. 6 

 28.9 



28. I 



29. I 

 27.7 

 29. 2 

 25 

 27 



5 

 5 



28.0 

 27.7 

 27.7 

 27. 6 

 25.1 

 27. 



23- 

 27. 



23- 



25- 



22 



Nitro- 

 gen. 



Mgm. 

 o. 01 

 02 



03 



02 



04 



76 



