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ANALYSIS OF THE TURNIP. 



7. A complete analysis of the ash of turnip tops, according to Mr. R. M'Calmont, fur- 

 nishes the following result : 



99-05 



Turnip tops furnish a food for horses and cattle, superior to the root. Whether the tops 

 give an unpleasant flavor to the milk of cows, I am not particularly informed. 



To the husbandry of New-York, turnips are not so essential as they are in England : 

 that they constitute a valuable addition to the resources of the farmer is well established, 

 even if it were for no other purpose than to furnish a variety to the food of stock. 



The turnip root gave the following proportions : 



1000-00 parts gave 



Dry 97-30 



Ash 7-50 



8. Analysis of the Sugar beet. 



1000-00 parts gave 



Dry 132-71 



Ash 5-00» 



* Journal of Agriculture, and the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, for October, 

 1847. 



