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thin skin, yielding an excellent flour. The other varieties have- 

 arisen from the period of sowing, or climate. 



The yield is from ten to thirty, or more bushels per acre, 

 weighing from 48 to 56 Ihs. per bushel. In Michigan the legal 

 weight of a bushel is 56 Ibs. 



208. Ultimate ANALYSIS of Rye and straw : (Boussin- 

 gault.) 



Carbon, ... 



Hydrogen, 



Oxygen, 



Nitrogen, 



Ash, - 



GRAJX. 



46.35 



5.38 - 

 44.21 



1.69 - 



2.37 



100.00 



STRAW. 



49.88 

 5.58 



40.56 

 0.30 

 3,68 



100.00 



209. Inorganic analysis of the gram of Rye. The grain of 

 Rye leaves 2.425 per cent of ash, which is thus composed: 



Will and Fresenius. Bichon. Mean. 



Potash, - - - 32.76 11.43 22.08 



Soda, .... 4.45 18.89 11.67 



Lime, - - 2.92 7.05 4.93 



Magnesia, - - 10 13 10.57 10.35 



Oxide of iron, - 0.82 1.90 1.36 



Phosphoric acid, - - 4729 51.81 49.55 



Sulphuric acid, 1.46 0.51 0.98 



Silica, - - - 0.17 0.69 0.43 



210. Organic analysis of Rye, dried at 212 F. (Horsford 

 d- Krocker.) 



I Rye flour from 

 Vienna. 



Rye flour from 

 Hohenheim. 



13.78 | 14.68 | 1394 | 13.82 



211. It will be observed from the above, that Rye varies 



