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ANALYSES OF BARLEY. 



I. BARLEY FURNISHED BY Mr. PETERS. 



Straw bright ; 18 to 24 inches long. 

 Specific gravity • - • - - - 1 • 176. 



PROPORTION!* 



Grain 

 Straw 

 Chaff 



Grain ..... 

 Straw ..... 

 Chaff 



The ash of 100 grs. of grain gave 

 ii <i straw " 



chaff " 



100 

 100 

 100 



Actual quantities. 



1046-70 

 800-00 

 236-00 



Water. 



12-16 



Silica. 



0-37 

 2-37 

 3-3S 



Aib. 



3-20 

 4-04 

 5-46 



ospha'es. 



1-43 

 1-40 

 0-75 



1. Analysis of the ash. 



Silica ....... 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron - 



Carbonate of lime 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Organic matter 



Coal 



Carbonic acid 



91-800 

 31-800 

 9-500 

 1-440 

 22-770 

 2-480 

 1-030 

 8-314 

 5-413 

 3-531 

 3-141 



100-219 



r centum : without carbonic 

 acid or organic mailer. 



22-532 



36-188 



0-569 



1-63S 

 25-912 



2-822 



1-172 



9-461 



2. Composition of the straw. 



Silica 



Phosphates 



Carbonate of 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda - 



Sulphuric acid 



Chlorine 



Carbonic acid and organic matter 



53 120 

 14-500 

 1-000 

 0-160 

 4-300 

 5 020 

 11-700 

 2-460 

 8-113 



100-294 



i : without carbonie 

 organic matter. 



57-741 

 15-761 



1087 



0-173 



4-674 



5-456 

 12-717 



2-676 



100-373 



100-283 



