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PHYSIOLOGY AT THE FARM. 



COMPOSITION OP FIELD, CATTLE, OR DRUMHEAD CABBAGE, BY 

 DR VOELCKER. 



Composition of Outside Green Leaves. 

 Water, 83.72 



* Containing nitrogen, 



16.28 



0.26 



100.00 



1.63 



GENERAL COMPOSITION OF HEART AXD INNER LEAVES. 



Water, . 



Soluble organic matter, 

 Soluble mineral matter, 

 Insoluble organic matter, 

 Insoluble mineral matter, 



Nat. state. 

 80.42 

 6.20 

 0.73 

 3.53 

 0.12 



Dry. 

 18.60 



6.89 



33.36 



1.15 



The outer green leaves contain nearly 6 per cent less water 

 than the heart and inner leaves. 



DETAILED COMPOSITION OF HEART AND INNER LEAVES OF CABBAGE. 



Water, 



Oil, .... 

 Soluble proteine compounds,* 

 Sugar, digestible fibre, &c., 

 Soluble mineral matter, 

 Insoluble proteine compound,f 

 Woody fibre, . 

 Insoluble mineral matter, 



* Containing nitrogen, 

 t Containing nitrogen, 



100.00 



0.19 

 0.05 



100.00 



1.79 



0.47 



