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ANALYSES Of WHEAT. 



XIV. HOPETON WHEAT*. 

 Length of straw, 44 inches. 

 1. Rdation of grain, straw and chaff. 



Acliul qoantltie*. 



Grain 1207 



Straw 1423 



Chaff 224 



Specific gravity of the grain 4 . . 



Percentaga. 



42-30 

 49-86 ) 

 7-84 i 



1391 



57-70 



Graio 

 Straw 

 Chaff 



2. Percentage of water and ash. 



Watwr. 



12-5 

 13-7 

 11'5 



Ash. 



1-76 



4-16 



10 '36 



A»h calculated dry. 



2-01 



4-82 



11-70 



3. Produce, and mineral matter of an acre. 



Produce. Mineral mattcc 



Grain 22-16 43-5 



Straw 25-94 120-4 



Chaff 4-11 57-6 



4. Analysis of the ash of the grain. 



Silica 3-20 



Phosphoric acid - - - • - 44*44 



Sulphuric acid trace. 



Carbonic acid ...... none. 



Lime 8-21 



Magnesia •• - . - . - • 9-27 



Peroxide of iron 0-08 



Potash 32-14 



Soda 2-14 



Chloride of sodium ..... none. 



99-97 



Removed from an acra. 

 lbs. oz. 



1 



19 



6-6 

 6.0 



9-2 

 3-3 

 0-9 



3 

 4 

 

 17 13-8 



1 8-8 



43 9-7 



* Journal of tbe Royal Agricultural Society. 



