250 



ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



rBoroKTiom. 



Water 6-890 



Dry matter 93- 110 



Ash • - - 1-660 



Ash calculated on the dry matter ... 1-675 S. 



2. Specimen grown on a sandy plain, which had a top dressing of manure. 

 Cobs light and spongy, but well covered with kernels. 



RELATION or KERNEL,8 AND COB. 



Kernels ..... 

 Cob 



Weight of one ear ... 



1. Ash of kernels. 



Carbonic acid ... 

 Silicic acid . . . . 

 Sulphuric acid ... 

 Phosphoric acid . . - 

 Phosphate of peroxide of iron 

 Lime . - - - - 

 Magnesia . . . . 



Potash 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 



Organic acids . . . 



1790-6 

 329-5 



2120- 1 



Per centum 



83-935 

 16-065 



trace. 



2-500 



0-065 

 64-160 



1-550 



0-191 

 11 040 

 13-031 

 16-885 



0-215 



trace. 



99-627 S. 



PSOPORTIOn. 



Water 



Dry matter . - - . 

 Ash 



Ash calculated on the dry matter 



2. Ash of cob. 



Carbonic acid 

 Silicic acid . 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Phosphates (15-55): 



Phosphate of iron 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Phosphoric acid 



Carried forward 



7-69 

 92-31 

 1-58 

 1-71 S. 



13-000 



13-300 



0-413 



trace. 



1-720 



2-584 



11-246 



42-263 



