178 ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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



August 9. About the average weight of each plant - - 3827 '5 grs. 



Increase in weight during the last week - - 286-1 



Average increase in weight per day - - 11 '92 



Average increase in weight per hour - -49 



Relation of the different parts of the plant to 

 each other : 



Stalk 1241- 32-413 



Sheaths 904-5 23-63 



Leaves 1216- 31-769 



Tassels 233- 6-094 



Roots 233- 6-094 



Weight of 1 plant 3827-5 100- 



PROPORTIONS. 



1. Stalk 1241- 



Water 1156-3 93-09 



Dry matter 84-7 6-91 



Ash 9-58 -707 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 11-301 



2. Sheaths 904- 



Water 814-06 90-05 



Dry matter 89-94 9-95 



Ash 10-16 1-01 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 1 1 * 02 



3. Leaves 1216 • 



Water 1000-38 82-268 



Dry matter 215-62 17-732 



Ash 20-66 1-699 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 9-581 



4. Tassels 233- 



Water 191-5 82-104 



Dry matter 41 -5 17-896 



Ash 2-16 -902 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 5-201 



5. Roots 233- 



Water 194- 83-205 



Dry matter 39- 16-795 



Ash - 3-58 1-503 



Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 9- 107 



