176 ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



TIME. OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. (QUANTITIES. PERCENTAGE. 

 PROPORTIONS. 



July 26. 1. Stalk 338-8 grs. 



Water 317-12 93-601 



Dry matter 21-68 6-399 



Ash 3-83 1-131 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 17 "666 

 Ash tastes decidedly of caustic potash. 



2. Sheaths 690-5 



Water 646 03 91-822 



Dry matter 44-47 8-178 



Ash 7-33 1-615 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 16-4S3 



3. Leaves - - 1002-5 



Water 857-15 85501 



Dry matter 145-35 14 499 



Ash 15-3 1-526 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 15*263 



4. Tassels 7-2 



Water 6-45 S9-583 



Dry matter "75 10-417 



Ash -11 1-528 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 14-667 



5. Roots 91-4 



Water 78-57 85-962 



Dry matter 1283 14-038 



Ash -80 -875 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 6-235 



August 2. Average height of corn, 58 inches. Increase in 



height during the last week, 9 inches : being 

 about li inches per day. Tassel 12 inches 

 long : does not show itself yet above the 

 sheaths. Stalk 12 inches in length, with 1 1 

 joints. Eleven or all of the leaves have 

 sheaths. 

 About the average weight of each plant - - 3308-4 grs. 

 Increase in weight during the last week - - 1269-4 

 Average increase in weight per day - - 181-34 

 Average increase in weight per hour • - 7-556 



