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ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



TIME. OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QUANTITIES. 



PROPORTIONS.. 



July 12. 1. Stalk 40-4 grs. 



Water 38-06 



Dry matter 2-34 



Ash -42 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 

 Ash tastes decidedly of caustic potash. 



2. Sheaths 216-1 



Water 204-55 



Dry matter 11-55 



Ash 1-23 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 

 Ash saline, with a slight taste of caustic potash. 



3. Leaves 413-7 



Water 366-81 



Dry matter 46-89 



Ash 5-12 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 



Ash decidedly saline. 



4. Roots (treated the same as those on the 5th) - 11-7 



Water 9-48 



Dry matter 2-22 



Ash -26 



Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 

 Ash tastes of caustic potash. 



PERCENTAGE. 



94-208 

 5-792 

 1-039 



17-949 



94-655 



5-345 



•569 



10-649 



88-665 

 11-335 

 4-288 

 11-37 



81-026 



18-974 



2-222 



11-711 



July 19. Average height of corn, 43 inches. Increase 



in height during the last week, 8 inches : a 

 trifle over 1 inch per day. 

 About the average weight of each plant 

 Increase in weight during the last week 

 Increase in weight per day - 



which is a little over 1 grain per hour. 

 The longest roots extend into the soil 12 inches. 

 8 leaves have sheaths. Stalk 2i inches long, 

 with 7 joints. 

 Relation of the different parts of one plant to 

 each other : 



Stalk 



Sheaths .... 



Leaves - 



Roots ..... 



Weight of one plant 



875-48 grs. 

 177-197 

 25-317 



60-4 



6-899 



242-5 



27-699 



544-5 



62-194 



28 -OS 



3-208 



875-48 



100- 



