ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 177 



TIME. OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QU -ENTITIES. PERCENTAGE. 



August 2. Relation of the different parts of the plant to 



each other : 



Stalk 988- grs. 28-167 



Sheaths 847- 24-294 



Leaves 1358- 38-951 



Tassels 121-4 3-482 



Roots 178- 5-106 



Weight of 1 plant 3486-4 100- 



PKOPORTlom. 



1. Stalks 982- 



Water 929-15 93-999 



Dry matter 5285 6-001 



Ash 7-95 -809 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 13-481 



2. Sheaths 847- 



Water - - 



Dry matter 



Ash 9-22 1-088 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 

 Omitted weighing after sheaths were dry. 



3. Leaves 1358- 



Water 11785 86-782 



Dry matter 179-5 13-218 



Ash 17-35 1-277 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 9 - 666 



4. Tassels - - - - - - - 121-4 



Water 10972 90-379 



Dry matter 11-68 9-621 



Ash 1-03 -848 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 8-818 



5. Roots 178- 



Water 155-22 87-202 



Dry matter 22-78 12-798 



Ash 1-73 -972 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 7-595 



August 9. Average height of corn, 65 inches. Increase in 



height during the last week, 7 inches, or 1 

 inch per day. Tassels have extended them- 

 selves from 2-4 inches above the sheaths. 

 Average length of stalk, 22 inches. Increase 

 in length during the last week, 10 inches. 



Each stalk has 13 joints, and the same num- ^ 



ber of leaves and sheaths. 

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