The following table represents the maxima, minima, and means of 

 the constituents of maize collected in all parts of the world: 



Table of maxima, minima, and means of constituents of maize. 



a Kentucky. 

 b Indiana. 



c Wisconsin. e New South Wales. 



d New Hampshire. / Bulgaria. 



g Argentine Republic. 

 h 1,211 analyses. 



i 114 analyses. 

 j 202 analyses. 



Comparing the means of the analyses of American samples with 

 those of foreign origin, we are struck with the excess of moisture in the 

 foreign samples. In those from southwestern Europe are found 4 per 

 cent more moisture than in samples of domestic origin. Among the 

 samples grown in the United States, those in the Middle West, viz, 

 Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, etc., contain the largest amount of moisture, 

 while those grown in the arid region have the smallest amount. Of the 

 domestic samples exhibited at the World's Fair it was found that the 



