184 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 



'■ cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Per Cent. 



7.43 

 7.67 

 3.37 

 6.88 

 74.65 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents of Parsnips. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C 80.340 



Calcium oxide, 0.088 



Magnesium oxide, 0.045 



Fei-ric oxide, 0.005 



Sodium oxide, 0.006 



Potassium oxide, 0.617 



Phosphoric acid, 0.187 



Nitrogen, 0.217 



Insoluble matter, 0.019 



Valuation per ton, $1 50 



Barley Straw. 



[Station, 1890. (Field C.)] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C ,11.44 



Dry matter, 88.56 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 5.30 



" cellulose, 33.85 



" fat, 3.38 



" protein (nitrogenous matter) , 9 . 24 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 48.23 



Fertilizing Constituents of Barley Straw. 



Moisture at 100° C 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide, 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, 

 Valuation per ton, 



100.00 



Per Cent. 



11.44 

 0.57 

 0.18 

 0.18 

 2.09 

 0.30 

 1.31 

 0.24 



$6 59 



