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.Stephens says that in Scotland : 



The potato oat, weighing 47 Ibs. per bushel, gives 806,144 grains per 



bushel. 



The Siberian early oat, -weighing 46 Ibs. per bushel, gives 641,792 



grains per bushel. 



White Tartarian oat, weighing 42 Ibs. per bushel, gives 731,136 grams 

 per bushel. 



257. Ultimate ANALYSIS of the grain (A,) and straw (B,) of 

 oats ( Boussingault.) One part of dried oats leaves 0.0398 of 

 ;ash : one part of straw leaves 0.0509 of ash. 



A B 



Carbon, - 51.09 50.21, 



Hydrogen, - - 6-44 5.48 



Oxygen, - - - 35.25 38.80 



Nitrogen, - - - 2.24 0.38 



, 398 5.09 



100.00 100.0 



258. Inorganic analysis of oat grain. ( Way & Qgsdeu* 

 ;and Norton.) 



259. Inorganic analysis of oat straw, (Mean of Levi and 

 BoussiugaulL) 



