1892.] 



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6. Miscellaneous Analyses — Continued. 



Banana Skins. 

 [Sent on from Boston, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Ash, 



Per Cent. 

 13.99 



Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide, 

 Ferric and aluminic oxides, . 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, .... 



13.06 

 1.44 

 0.11 

 0.26 

 5.46 

 1.48 

 0.24 



Analysis of the Ash. 



Calcium oxide, 11.12 



Magnesium oxide, 0.84 



Ferric and aluminic oxides, 1.99 



Potassium oxide, 41.80 



Phosphoric acid, 11.33 



Insoluble matter, 10 . 15 



Sugar Beets. 



[Sent on from Boston, Mass.] 



Analysis of Beets. 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Sugar by Fehling's test, .... 

 Sugar by polariscope, 



Analysis of Juice. 

 Degrees Brix, corresponding for temperature, 

 Specific gravity, 

 Total solids, . 

 Ash, .... 

 Sugar by Fehling's test, 

 Coefficient of purity, 



r-er Cent. 



77.35 

 13.57 

 13.59 



21.2° 



1.08869 

 20.52 



1.65 

 16.02 

 78.05 



Vinegar. 



sent on from Williamsburg, Mass.; II., III., IV., V., sent on from Prescott, 



Mass.] 



