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ANALYSES OF WHEAT. 



XIV. HOPETON WHEAT*. 



Length of straw, 44 inches. 

 1. Relation of grain, straiv and chaff. 



Actual quantities. 



Grain 1207 



Straw 1423 



Chaff 224 



Specific gravity of the grain ... 



Percentage. 



42-30 

 49-86 ; 



7-84 ' 



T391 



57-70 



2. Percentage of water and ash. 



Water. Ash. 



Grain - 12-5 176 



Straw 13-7 4-16 



Chaff 11-5 10-36 



3. Produce, and mineral matter of an acre. 



Grain 



Straw ....... 



Chaff 



4. Analysis of the ash of the grain. 



Silica ....... 



Phosphoric acid 



Sulphuric acid ------ 



Carbonic acid ...... 



Lime 



Magnesia ------- 



Peroxide of iron ..... 



Potash 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 



Ash calculated dry. 



201 



4-82 

 11-70 



Produce. 



Mineral matter. 



22- 



16 





43-5 



25- 



94 



120-4 



4- 



11 





67-6 







Removed from an acre. 







lbs. 



oz. 



3-20 





1 



6-6 



44-44 





19 



6.0 



trace. 









none. 









8-21 





3 



9-2 



9-27 





4 



3-3 



0-08 









0-9 



32-14 





17 



13-8 



2-14 





1 



8-8 



none. 









99-97 



43 



9-7 



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