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ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



TIME. OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. 



Junk 28. 2. Sheaths of three plants weighed - 



Water -...--. 



Dry matter 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash saline, with a slight taste of caustic potash. 



Part of plant in the soil contains a large per- 

 centage of sugar. This part, from six plants, 

 weighed ------- 



Water 



Dry matter 



Ash 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 

 Ash very saline, greenish, more difficult to burn 

 than the leaves. 



QUANTITIES. 



PERCENTAGE. 



43-4 grs. 





40-12 



92-442 



3-28 



7-558 



•48 



1106 





14-628 



91-5 





84-39 



92-229 



7-11 



7-771 



1-20 



1-311 





16-878 



July 5. Average height, 26 inches, Growth during the 



last week, 8 inches : a little over 1 inch per 

 day. 

 Weight of one plant ----- 237 -5 grs. 

 Increase of weight during the last week - 152-35 



Average increase of weight of each plant per day, 21 ■ 764 

 The stalk begins to form. 

 Eelation of the different parts to each other : 



Stalk (| inch long, with 3 joints) - - 6-75 



Sheaths 62-5 



Leaves 168-25 



237-5 



PROPORTIONS. 



1. Stalks 6-75 



Water 6-11 



Dry matter -64 



Ash -09 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash very saline. 



2. Sheaths 62-5 



Water 57-92 



Dry matter 4-58 



Ash -65 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash saline. 



2-844 

 26-312 



70-844 



100- 



90-518 

 9-482 

 1-333 



14-101 



92-672 

 7-328 

 1-04 



14-056 



