ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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III. ANALYSIS OF SWEET CORN. 

 1. Stalk, cut below the ears. 



Plant in blossom. Soil a clay loam. 



Silica ........ 



Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron - 0"300 



Lime 2-651 



Magnesia 0*200 



Silicic acid .... 4-300 



Phosphoric acid .... 22-049 



3-100 



Lime • 

 Magnesia 

 Potash . 

 Soda . 

 Chlorine 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



raorosnoin. 



Per centum of water 



Dry stalks ...... 



Ash 



Ash calculated dry .... 



2. Stalks cut above the ear. 

 Silica •-..... 

 Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron 



Lime .... 



Magnesia .... 



Silicic acid ... 



Phosphoric acid ... 



- 29-500 

 0-169 

 0-150 

 44-912 

 5-302 

 1-089 

 11-885 

 trace. 

 5-200 



101-307 S. 



81-840 



18-160 



0-660 



3-634 



1-000 



4-600 

 0-423 

 0-015 

 3-800 

 27-462 



Lime . 

 Magnesia 

 Potash - 

 Soda - 

 Chlorine 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



36-300 

 0-344 

 0-015 

 19-682 

 31-589 

 4-736 

 1-516 

 trace. 

 4-600 



99-721 S. 



