ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 187 



■mn:. observations, parts and proportions. quantities. percbntage. 



Septembers. 6. Ear-stalks -.--... 1217 -2 grs. 



Water 1055-8 86-74 



Dry matter 161-4 1326 



Ash - - - - ... - 5-95 -489 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 3-686 



7. Silks 260-3 



Water 2323 89-243 



Dry matter 28- 10-757 



Ash 1-66 -638 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 6 - 929 



8. Sheaths of kuiks 2019-1 



Water - - 162425 80-444 



Dry matter 394-85 19-556 



Ash 10-56 -523 



Percentage of ash calculated on the diy matter, 2-674 



9. Leave* of husks 466 • 4 



Water 363- 77-83 



Dry matter 103-4 - 2217 



Ash 7-73 1-657 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 7-476 



Relation of kernels and cob to each other : 



Kernels 926-8 42-461 



Cob 1255-9 67-539 



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Weight of one ear 2182-7 100- 



1. Xer?i«& of the largest ear - . - . 676 8 



Water 687-62 86823 



Dry matter 89-18 13177 



Ash 3-31 -488 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 3 -693 



2. Co6 of the largest ear 1105 9 



Water 8664 78343 



Dry matter 239-5 21-657 



Ash 3-91 -354 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 1-632 



Ash tastes decidedly of caustic potash. 



10. Roots 247-2 



Water 171-9 69- 134 



Dry matter 75-3 30866 



Ash 4-62 1-828 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 6-003 



