1892.] 



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6. Miscellaneous Analyses — Continued. 



Banana Skins. 

 [Sent on from Boston, Mass.] 



Moisture at 100^ C, 

 Ash, .... 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesiunr oxide, 

 Ferric and aluminic oxides, 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Nitrogen, 



Analysi 



s of the Ash. 



Calcium oxide. 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Ferric and aluminic oxides, 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Phosphoric acid, . 

 Insoluble matter, . 



Sugar Beets. 



[Sent on from Boston, Mass.] 



Analysis of Beets. 



Moisture at 100° C., 



Sugar by Fehling's test, 



Sugar by polariscope, 



Analysis of Juice. 

 Degrees Brix, corresponding for temperature. 

 Specific gi'avity, 

 Total solids, . 

 Ash, .... 

 Sugar by Fehling's test, 

 Coefficient of puinty. 



Per Cent. 

 13.99 

 13.06 

 1.44 

 0.11 

 0.2G 

 5.46 

 1.48 

 0.24 



11.12 

 0.84 

 1.99 

 41.80 

 11.33 

 10.15 



Per Cent. 

 77.35 

 13.57 

 13.59 



21.2° 



1.08869 

 20.52 



1.65 

 16.02 

 78.05 



Vinegar. 



[I., sent on from Williamsburg, Mass.; II., III., IV., Y., sent on from Trescott, 



Mass.] 



