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ANALYSES OK MAIZE. 



IV. 



ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE-SIZED 8-ROWED YELLOW CORN. 

 Cut August 6. Just out of flower. 

 1. Sheaths. 

 Silica ----'-... 31-300 



Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron 



Lime - 

 Magnesia 

 Silica - 

 Phosphoric acid 



1-900 

 3-3S4 

 1-840 

 0-500 

 6-876 



Lime 

 Magnesia 

 Potash - 

 Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



rROFORTIO.NS. 



Water - 



Dry - 



Ash 



Ash calculated dry 



14-500 



2-989 



5-920 

 30-363 



2-499 



4-738 



trace. 

 92-139 S. 



Per centum. 



82-730 

 17-270 

 2-200 

 12-738 



2. Stalk of the middle-sized 8-rowed yellow corn, cut below the ear. 



Silica ------ 



Phosphates : 



Phosphate of peroxide of iron 

 Lime - - - - 



Magnesia ... 



Silica - - - - 



Phosphoric acid, potash and soda 



S-950 



0-300 

 1-144 

 0-100 

 0-350 

 17-406 



Lime - - - 

 Magnesia 

 Potash - 

 Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Carbonic acid 

 Organic matter 



19-300 



3-187 



trace. 

 41-623 



7-726 



4-943 

 12-475 



trace. 



2-797 



100901 S. 



