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American Ruta-haga Turnips (1889). 



Moisture at 100"' C, 

 Dry matter, 



Anali/sis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash, ..... 



" cellulose, .... 



» fat, 



" protein (nitrogenovis matter) , 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Constituents of American Buta-haga Turnips 



Moisture at 100^' C, 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide. 

 Phosphoric acid. 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, 

 Valuation jjer ton. 



Lane's Sugar Beet {Field (7, 1889). 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dvj matter. 



Analysis of Dry flatter. 

 Crude ash, 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, ..... 



" jjrotein (nitrogenous matter), 

 Non-nitrogenovis extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Co?. 

 Moisture at 100° C, 

 Calcium oxide. 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide. 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, . 

 Valuation per ton, 



stituents of Latie'^s Sugar Beet. 



Per Cent. 



91.75 



8.25 



100.00 



11.89 

 13.12 

 1.26 

 11. -46 

 62.27 



100.00 



91.750 

 .083 

 .030 

 .005 

 .009 

 .468 

 .106 

 .151 

 .015 



%l 04 



rer Cent. 

 90.13 



9.87 

 100.00 



14.54 



9.69 



.83 



13.01 



61.93 



100.00 



90.130 

 .062 

 .043 

 .007 

 .006 

 .720 

 .134 

 .205 

 .038 



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