ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 



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ANALYSIS OF OATS FROM PITTSTOWN. 



Furnished by Mr. Newcomb. It was grown upon the soil resting upon the Taconic slates. The 

 oat was fully ripe, with bright grain and straw. 



1. Relative 'proportion of grain, straw and chaff. 



Actual quantities. 



Grain 636-000 



Straw 568-000 



Chaff 60-000 



2. Analysis of the grain. 



20-000 grs. 



Silica 8-100 



Phosphates of lime and magnesia - 6* 110 



Carbonate of lime - trace. 



Magnesia -..--. none. 



Potash - 2-051 



Soda 1-966 



Chlorine 0-017 



Sulphuric acid 0-013 



Phosphate of potash and soda - - 1-280 



Carbonic acid ..... none. 



Organic matter ----- 0-412 



Per centum : calculated i 

 organic matter. 



41-449 

 31-264 



10-495 



10-059 



0-100 



0-065 



6-545 



19-949 



100-077 



3. Analysis of the straw, divided into two equal parts, top and bottom. 



Top. Bottom. 



Silica 7-070 4-200 



Phosphates - - 2-615 2-240 



Carbonate of lime - - - - - 0-990 0-280 



Magnesia 0-043 0-108 



Potash 6-559 7-833 



Soda 1-233 1-463 



Sulphuric acid 0-310 0-338 



Chlorine 0-093 0-061 



Carhonic acid 1-012 3-145 



19-925 19-668 



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