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ANALYSES OK MAIZE. 



IV. 



ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE-SIZED 8-ROWED YELLOW CORN. 

 Cut Aug^t 6. Just out of flower. 



1. Sheaths. 



Silica 31-300 



Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron - 1 • 900 



Lime 3-384 



Magnesia 1-840 



Silica 0-500 



Phosphoric acid .... 6-876 



Lime - . . 

 Magnesia 

 Potash . 



Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



rsopoBTiom. 



Water - 



Dry . - - 



A8h - - • 



Ash calculated dry 



- 14-500 

 2-989 

 6-920 

 30-363 

 2-499 

 4-738 



trace. 



92-139 S. 



Per centnm. 



82-730 



17-270 



2-200 



12-738 



2. Stalk of the middle-sized 8-rowed yellow com, cut below the ear. 



Silica ...... 



Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron 



Lime .... 



Magnesia ... 



Silica .... 



Phosphoric acid, potash and soda 



8-950 



0-300 

 1-144 

 0-100 

 0-350 

 17-406 



Lime ... 

 Magnesia 

 Potash . 

 Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



- 19-300 



3-187 



trace. 

 41-623 



7-726 



4-043 

 12-476 



trace. 



2-797 



100-901 S. 



