1886.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



81 



"TOPOVER CORN." 



[From Fields of Experiment Station, 1885.] 



The ear contained eight rows of kernels. Its average 

 length was 9 inches, and its average weight 6.8 ounces. It 

 consisted of 83 per cent, of kernels, and 17 per cent, of cob. 

 The average weight of one kernel was .52 gram. 



One hundred parts contained : — 



Corn Stover. 



Corn 

 (without cob). 



Moisture at 100° C, . 



Dry Matter, 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude Ash, .... 



" Cellulose, .... 



" Fat, 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 

 Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 



25.00 

 75.00 



100.00 



100.00 



11.55 



88.45 



100.00 



100.00 



SORREL. 



(RUMEX ACETOSELLA.) 



The plants for the examination were collected during the 

 month of June, when in blossom. The fresh plant con- 

 tained in one hundred parts : — 



Per cent. 



Moisture, 87.07 



Dry matter, 11.93 



Mineral constituents, 1.11 



(Including some earthy matter, 0.158). 



The fresh plant contains no free volatile acid, — as acetic 

 acid, etc. The strong acid reaction and taste of the juice of 



