456 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



"SELF-HUSKING" CORN. 



[Experiment Station, 1885.] 



Ears eight rows, eight to ten inches long. Kernels of a 

 reddish or brownish red color. Weight of an average ear, 

 142.7 grammes; consisting of 88.08 per cent, kernels, and 

 11.92 per cent. cob. Average weight of a single kernel, .37 

 srramraes. 



Moisture at 100" C, 

 Dry Matter, 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude Ash, 



" Cellulose, .... 



" Fat, 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 

 Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 



Per cent. 

 12.10 



87.90 

 100.00 



Per cent. 



1.74 



2.52 



5.44 



12.47 



77.83 



100.00 



SWEET APPLE POMACE. 



[Sent on for examination from Prescott, Mass., 1885.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 77.87 



Dry Matter, 22.13 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Per cent. 



Crude Ash, 1.96 



" Cellulose, 8.82 



" Fat, 3.16 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 6.70 



Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 79.36 



.100.00 



CORN REFUSE FROM STARCH FACTORY. 



[Sent on from New Bedford, Mass.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 57.04 



Dry Matter, • 42.96 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Per cent. 



Crude Ash, 0.90 



" Cellulose, 7.54 



" Fat, 10.17 



" Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 22.4*1 



Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 58.98 



100.00 



