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ANALYSES OF BARLKY. 



1. BARLEY FURNISHED BY Mb. PETERS. 



Straw bright'; 18 to 24 inches long. 



Specific gravity 1"176. 



PBOPORTIOni. 



Actual quantitim. 



Grain 1046-70 



Straw 800-00 



Chaff 23600 



W«Mr. Aih. 



Grain 100 12-16 3-20 



Straw 100 404 



Chaff 100 6-46 



Silica. Phoiphaiei. 



The ash of 100 grs. of grain gave - - - 0-37 1-43 



" " straw " - - . 2-37 140 



" V chaff "... 3-38 0-76 



1. Analysis of the ash. 



Silica ...... 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron 



Carhonate of lime 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda • 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Organic matter 



Coal 



Carbonic acid 



Per centum : without carbonle 

 acid or organic matter. 



100-219 



100-294 



S. Composition of the straw. 



Silica . 



Phosphates 



Carbonate of lime 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda 



Sulphuric acid 



Chlorine 



Carbonic acid and organic matter 



100-373 



100-283 



