ANALYSES OF WHEAT. 



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il. BLACK-SEA WHEAT FROM LEWIS COUNTY. 



Soil slaty, being based upon the Utica slate. 



1. Analysis of the ash. 



Removed from an acre. 



Silica - 4-300 C- 970 lbs. 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron - - 45' 376 10 "240 



Phosphate of the alkalies - - - - 28-195 - 6-363 



Potash 10-830 2-444 



Soda 8^110 1-830 



Lime ...--->. 0-010 0-002 



Magnesia 0-020 0-004 



Organic matter ...... 



Carbonic acid 1-340 0301 



98-221 22-154 

 2. Analysis of the earthy phosphates. 



Per centum. 



Soluble silica 0-003 0-074 



Lime 1-940 2-380 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron -  • 1-880 4-470 



Magnesia 2-920 12-440 



Phosphoric acid 12-825 30-760 



m. BLACK-SEA WHEAT FROM THE SAME COUNTY. 



Specific gravity 1-341. Kernel small, and but little lighter colored than the best kinds of rye. 

 Soil based upon limestone. 



Attalysis of the ash. 



Sand 3-700 



Silicic acid 1- 550 



Phosphoric acid with part of the magnesia - 62*075 



Lime 0-050 



Magnesia - - 3-435 



Potash 8-045 



Soda 14-790 



Sodium 0-320 



Chlorine 0-490 



Sulphuric acid 0-340 



Organic acids 2 • 000 



Carbonic acid not determined. 



Effervescence very slight on adding acid to ash. 



96-795 S. 

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