OATS. 



339 



matter in 10,000 parts of the grain 

 of the ash consisted of — 



Silica . 



Phosphoric acid 



Sulphuric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia . 



Peroxide of iron 



Potash 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 



917. Oats consist on the average of — 



Organic matter . . . . . 872 



Inorganic matter 28 



Water .100 



1000 



918. According to Boussingault, the grain of oats 

 is composed of — 



Carbon 503 



Oxygen 372 



Hydrogen 63 



Nitrogen 22 



Inorganic matter . . . . . 40 



1000 



919. The proportion of the proximate elements of 

 oats are (Hermbstadt)-— 



