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ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



TIXK. 



JuifxSS. 



OBtEXVATIONS, PAKTI AND PKOroBTION*. 



Sheaths of three plants weighed ... 



Water 



Dry matter ...... 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter - 

 Ash saline, with a slight taste of caustic potash. 



Part of plant in the soil contains a large per- 

 centage of sugar. This part, from six plants, 



weighed 



Water 



Dry matter ...... 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter. 

 Ash very saline, greenish, more difficult to bum 

 than the leaves. 



Jdlt 5. Average height, 26 inches. Growth during the 



last week, 8 inches : a little over 1 inch per 

 day. 



Weight of one plant 



Increase of weight during the last week 

 Average increase of weight of each plant per day, 

 The stalk begins to form. 

 Relation of the different parts to each other : 

 Stalk (f inch long, with 3 joints) • 

 Sheaths ...... 



Leaves 



PROPORTIONS. 



1. Stalks 



Water 



Dry matter 



Ash ...... 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash very saline. 



Sheaths 



Water 



Dry matter - - - • 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash saline. 



237-5 grs. 

 152-35 

 21-764 



6-75 

 62-5 

 168-26 



237-5 



6-75 



6-11 



•64 



•09 



62-5 

 57-92 

 4-58 

 •65 



2-844 

 26-312 

 70-844 



100- 



90-518 

 9-482 

 1-333 



14-101 



92-672 

 7-328 

 1-04 



14 056 



