146 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Magnesium oxide, .... 



Ferric oxide, 



Sodium oxide, 



Potassium oxide (4| cents j)er iDound), 

 Phosphoric acid (6 cents per laound) , . 

 Nitrogen (17 cents per pound), . 



Insoluble matter, 



Valuation jJer ton, .... 



Per Cent. 



.004 

 .017 

 .345 

 1.380 

 .157 

 .540 

 .410 

 $3 20 



Result of Examination of Fifty-pound Samples of the Corn 



entered by Competitors in This State for the American 



Agriculturist Prize. 



1. Proportion of Moisture, Kernels and Cobs. 



2. Description of Ears. 



