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The amount of the several ash constituents will of course 

 vary, depending upon the state of growth, soil moisture and 

 fertility. The above figures are not sufficient to enable one 

 to form any very correct idea of the mineral constituents of 

 the plant ; they indicate, however, that the millet takes con- 

 siderable quantities of mineral constituents from tlic soil, 

 especially potash, and fully as much as Indian corn at a cor- 

 responding stage of growth. 



Composition of the Seed. 



* Jenkins's and Winton's tables, average 30 samples. 



The millet seed resembles oats very closely in composition. 

 The protein and fibre are a trifle higher in the oats, and the 

 nitrogen-free extract correspondingly lower. 



* Previous to 1897; approximately two-thirds millet or corn and one-third beau, 

 t During 1897. | Jenkins's and Winton's tables. 



