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MAIZE 



CHAR 

 XIII. 



Table CVII. 



PROTEIN-CONTENT OF EIGHTEEN SAMPLES OF TRANSVAAL 



MAIZE. 



From this tabic it is also perfectly clear that high-protein 

 maize can be grown in the Transvaal, five of the dent breeds 

 averaging as high as, and two of them exceeding, the analyses 

 of American-grown dents. Another interesting and valuable 

 point brought out is that dent maize may contain a higher 

 protein-content than flint maize. The question of the produc- 

 tion in South Africa of maize of high feeding value, therefore, 

 resolves itself entirely into one of breeding. 1 



620. Chemical Composition of Different Varieties of North 

 American Maize. — The following figures are given by Jenkins 

 and Winton (1) as the average results of 208 analyses of 

 samples representing the five important botanical varieties of 

 maize grown commercially in the United States : — 



1 Since the above was written Dr. Juritz reports as the result of recent ana 

 lyses, that " Iowa Silver-mine gave distinctly better protein percentages than 

 Hickory King ". 



