ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



181 



TIME. 



August 23. 



OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QUANTITIES. 



Average height of corn, 76 iaches. Increase in 

 height during the last week, 4 inches. In full 

 flower. Silks show themselves. Stalks 59 

 inches long. Increase in length during the 

 last week, 13 inches : or almost 2 inches per 

 day. Tassel 17 inches long. The plant taken 

 for proportions has 1 ear silked out : two 

 others are just beginning to form. 



About the average weight of each plant - - 8170*7 grs. 



Increase in weight during the last week - - 1389 -85 



Average increase in weight per day - - 198-55 



Average increase in weight per hour - - 8*27 



Relation of the different parts of the plant to 

 each other : 



Tassel 173-2 



Top stalk 1007- 



Butt stalk* 14S9-5 



. Sheaths 1273-5 



Leaves ....... 1540-2 



Ear-stalks 338-5 



Ears (each kernel is enveloped yet in its 



husks) 312-2 



Silks 130-4 



Sheaths of husks 933-2 



Leaves of husks ..... 379* 



Roots 694- 



Weight of 1 plant 8170-7 



noroBTiom. 



1. Tassds 173-2 



Water 119-95 



Dry matter 53-25 



Ash 3-36 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 



2. Top stalk 1007- 



Water 900-25 



Dry matter 106-75 



Ash 7.31 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 



3. Butt stalk 1489-5 



Water 1320- 



Dry matter 169-5 



Ash 16-43 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 



•The stalk is divided at the insertion of the upper ear. 



PERCENTAGE. 



2-12 

 12-335 

 18-239 

 15-596 

 18-812 



4-143 



3-821 

 1-596 

 11-421 

 4-638 

 7-279 



100- 



69-255 



30-745 



1-939 



6-309 



89-399 



10-601 



.726 



6-847 



88-62 

 11-38 

 1-036 

 9-103 



