ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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Note. The plant taken for August 23 happened to be one proportionally smaller than 

 the preceding, yet at this tinoe the leaves began to dry and wither ; but this lightness of 

 the herbage will increase with the development of the grain. 



II. WHITE-FLINT CORN. 



August 22. 1. Tassels 130-7 grs. 



Dry 57- 



Water 837 



Ash 4-37 



Ash calculated dry .... 

 Dry matter ..... 



2. Stalks 5766-9 



Dry • 880-1 



Water 



Ash 35-76 



Ash calculated dry .... 

 Dry matter . . . - - 



3. Leaves 2797- 



Dry 763-8 



Water 20332 



Ash 81-35 



Ash calculated dry .... 

 Dry matter ..... 



3-34 

 7-666 

 43-67 



•691 

 4-006 

 15-26 



2-908 

 10-637 

 27-31 



