144 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Afialysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, ..... 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" ijrotein (nitrogenous matter), 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Constituents of Barley and Oat Chaff. 

 Moisture at 100° C, 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 



Potassium oxide (4^ cents j^er jjound) 

 Phosijlioric acid (6 cents i>er pound). 

 Nitrogen (17 cents j^er pound), . 

 Insoluble matter, .... 

 Valuation per ton, 



Per Cent. 



10.41 

 24.30 

 2.40 

 11.78 

 51.11 



100.00 



13.490 



.853 

 .346 

 .072 

 .035 



1.146 

 .409 



1.650 



.272 



f7 07 



Soja Bean (Entire Plant) . 



[Collected Aug. 26, 1889.] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at lOO^^ C, 6.48 



Drj- matter, 93.52 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 8.55 



" cellulose, 21.75 



"fat, 6.35 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 15.10 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 48.25 



100.00 

 In green material, moisture, 73.43 per cent. ; dry matttn-, 26.57 per cent. 



Fertilizing Co?istituents of Soja Bean. 



Moisture at 100° C, 6.480 



Calcium oxide, 2.750 



Magnesium oxide, 1.165 



Fei'ric oxide, .099 



Sodium oxide, .098 



Potassimn oxide (4| cents i:)er pound), 1.546 



Phosphoric acid (6 cents per pound), ' .581 



Nitrogen (17 cents per poimd), 2.259 



Insoluble matter, .987 



Valuation per ton, $9 69 



