256 SORGHUM. 



^ANALYSES OF ASH FROM SORGHUM CANES AND JUICES. 



Constituents. 



Potcash . K20 



Potjissiuni, K 



Sodium, Na 



Lime, CaO 



Magnesia, MgO 



Iron Oxifle, Fi-0^ 



Silit-a, Si02 



Sulphuric acid, SO^. . . 

 Phosphoric acid, P^O*. 



Chlorine, CI 



Manganese Oxide 



Canes. 



No. 1. Xo. 2. No. .3 



49.66 

 4.31 



13 49 

 10 47 



8 97 

 5.5.5 

 3 64 

 3.91 



33 77 



14.58 



9 00 

 10.128 



2 93 

 11 70 



4.50 

 13 24 



100.00 



46 48 



.00 



.90 



6 82 



4 64 



14 



27 91 



6 23 



99.63 



Juices. 



No. 1. No. 2 



t55 31 



Trace 



7 20 

 36 

 2 (M 

 6 31 

 5 11 



8 22 



9 08 



t54 76 



07 

 7 40 

 7 85 

 1.63 

 2.57 



4 11 



5 72 

 15 89 



100.00 



* Analyses Nos. 1 and 2 of canes and juices, wore made at the Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Cane Analysis No. 3 is reported by Professors Weber and Scovell, of Illinois 

 Industrial University. 



T It was thought best in these analyses, to state all the potassiuni as oxide, although, 

 doubtless, a part existed in the juice" iu combination with chlorine. 



