ANALYSES OF RYE. 123 



Analysis of the ripe grain of the same rye. 



Silica 3-450 



Phosphates (48-85) : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron ... 6*350 



Lime ....... 6-458 



Magnesia 0-816 



Silicic acid ...... 0*i*50 



Phosporic acid and phosphates of soda and potash, 34*676 



Carbonate of lime 0-282 



Magnesia 0-400 



Potash 18-217 



Soda 8-931 



Chloride of sodium 0-709 



Sulphuric acid 4-724 



Carbonic acid ...... trace. 



Organic acids ...... 6-125 



Phosphates of soda and potash ... 6-600 



97-990 S. 



A bushel of rye, weighing 60 lbs., will contain the above elements as follows 









In a bushel. 



In the produce of one acre, 



Silica 





. 



0*331 oz. 



0*414 lbs. 



Phosphates 





. 



4-660 



5*826 



Lime 





. 



0-027 



0-033 



Magnesia 





. 



0*038 



0-048 



Potash 





. -- . 



1*748 



2-186 



Soda 





. 



0-857 



1-071 



Chloride of 



sodium ... 



0*068 



0-0S5 



Sulphuric acid 



. 



0*453 



0*666 



Organic aci 



ds 



. 



0*588 



0*735 



Phosphates 



of 



soda and potash - 



0*633 



0*732 





9*403 oz. 



11*756 lbs. 



