ANALYSES OF MILLET. 135 



Millet heads, cut while in blossom, gave the following results : 



Silica ...... 45-0S3 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron - - 20*000 



Carbonate of lime ..... 0*160 



Magnesia - • - • • • - 0*130 



Potash ........ 4*250 



Soda ........ 14*650 



Chlorine ....... trace. 



Sulphuric acid - - - - - - 12*390 



Organic matter and carbonic acid -« 3*145 



99*788 



The large quantity of soda, compared with potash, is quite remarkable. I have no op- 

 portunity for repeating the work for the purpose of confirming or disproving this result. 

 The almost total absence of chlorine where so much soda exists, is also unfrequent. 



ANALYSIS OF MILLET SEED OR GRAIN. 



Silica - 44*294 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron - - 34*555 



Carbonate of lime ..... none. 



Magnesia ....... none. 



Potash'- ....... 7*178 



Soda ........ 8.239 



Sulphuric acid ...... trace. 



Chlorine ....... trace 



Phosphate of the alkalies .... 0*620 



Organic matter ...... 1*459 



From five grains of the ash of millet seed, only a trace of sulphate of barytes was ob- 

 served. The presence of sulphur is, however, clearly indicated in the organic analysis, 

 though only feebly in the ash analyses ; the large quantity of nitrogenous matter proving 

 that it must be present in a larger amount than appears in the inorganic analysis. 



ANALYSIS OF THE STRAW OF THE RIPE MILLET. 



Silica - 53*750 



Phosphates of lime, magnesia and iron - 18* 150 



Carbonate of lime 0*400 



Magnesia ...... 0*430 



Potash - - - - - - - 17*395 



Soda - - - - - - • 1*525 



Sulphuric acid • 2*500 



Chlorine 0*512 



Organic matter - i . - - 



Carbonic acid ..... 1*056 



Elements in 



a ton of millet stravfc-. 



44 



'90S lbs. 



15 



164 







334 







•360 



14 



■533 



1 



•274 



2 



088 







•427 



