ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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IIME. OBSERVATIONS, FARTS AND PROPORTIONS. 



August 16. Average height of corn, 72 inches. Increase in 



height during the last week, 7 inches, or 1 

 inch per day. Nearly the whole tassel is 

 above the upper sheath, in the plant taken 

 for proportions ; length, 19 inches. Length 

 of stalk, 46 inches. Increase in length during 

 the last week, 24 inches, or 3^ inches per day. 

 Two ears begin to form. Ears 3 inches long. 

 Silks from 1-3 inches long. Each ear has 9 

 sheaths, 5 of which have leaf-blades. Length 

 of husks, from 10 - 17 inches. Each kernel 

 is entirely enveloped in husks of its own. 

 Ear-stalks li inches long. 

 About the average weight of each plant - 

 Increase in weight during the last week - 

 Average increase in weight per day 

 Average increase in weight per hour 



Belation of the different parts of the plant to 

 each other : 



Stalk .... 



Sheaths ... 



Leaves • . . • 



Tassels - 



Sheaths of husks of 2 ears 



Leaves of husks of 2 ears 



Two ear-stalks 



Two ears ... 



Roots .... 



QUANTITIES. 



PERCENTAGE. 



6780 '85 grs. 

 2953-35 

 436-19 

 18-16 



2738- 

 1450- 

 1640- 

 330-2 

 350-9 

 140-25 

 64- 

 67-5 

 360- 



Exact weight of the plant taken for proportions, 7140-85 



38-343 



20-306 



22-967 



4-624 



4-914 



1-964 



•897 



•943 



5-043 



100- 



rSOPORTIONI. 



1. Stalk 



Water 



Dry matter ...... 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 



2. Sheaths - 



Water 



Dry matter ...... 



Ash ....... 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 



