648 BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. 



The above-stated corn was grown on light, sandy loam, 

 fertilized with four cords of barnyard manure and thirty-five 

 bushels of unleached ashes per acre. 



6 ears, well air-driecl, weighed .... 2 lbs., 2 oz. 

 6 stalks, well air-dried, Aveighed . . . . 1 " 6 " 



The average length of ear was eight and one-quarter 

 inches. It contained twelve rows of kernels, and its average 

 weight amounted to six ounces ; 72.2 per cent, kernels, and 

 27.8 per cent. cob. The average weight of a kernel was .25 

 gramme. The yield per acre at harvest time was 4,050 

 pounds of ears. 



BROOM-CORN SEED (Ungkound). 



[Sent on from North Hadley, Mass.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 14.10 



Dry Matter, . . 85.90 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude Ash, 2.35 



" Cellulose, 8.34 



" Fat, . 4.05 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter) , 11.21 



Non-nitrogenous Exti'aet Matter, ' . 74.05 



100.00 



BROOM-CORN SEED MEAL. 



70.26 per cent. passed screen 144 mesh to square inch. 



[Sent on from Noi'th Hadley, Mass.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 13.54 



Dry Matter, 86.46 



Crude Ash, 



" Cellulose, 



" Fat, 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 

 Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



2.43 



8.00 



4.13 



11.14 



74.30 



100.00 



