ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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3. Tassels. 



Sugar and extractive matter soluble in alcohol, 



3-08; insoluble in alcohol, 4-46 - - 7-540 

 Fibre with a little chlorophyll and starch - 7*640 

 Fibre, oil and wax ----- 7-250 

 Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of caustic potash : albumen - - 4"260 



Albumen 0-110 



Casein .0-150 



Dextrine 1*510 



28-460 



Water 69-255 



4. Sheaths. 



Sugar and extractive matter, mostly sugar - 



Fibre with a little chlorophyll - 



Fibre ------- 



Oil and wax ------ 



Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of potash : resembles albumen - 

 Albumen ------- 



Casein ------- 



Dextrine ------- 



11-120 

 Water ------- 87"947 



Calculated without the water. 



26 



•490 



26 



•852 



25 



•468 



14 



■958 







•365 







•526 



5 



■331 



100-000 



97-715 S. 





Cal 



?ulated wilhou 



3-190 



2S-6S7 



0-540 



4-856 



4-780 



42-985 



0-150 



1-348 



1-770 



15-927 



0-020 



0-179 



o-oio 



0-090 



0-660 



5-928 



100-000 



99-067 S. 

 5. Leaves. 



Calculated without the ' 



Sugar and extractive matter ... 3-300 18-856 



Fibre with a little chlorophyll - - - 3-350 19-142 



Fibre 6-950 39-720 



Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of caustic potash : resembles albumen, 2-380 13-600 



Albumen 0-020 0-113 



Casein 0-100 0-571 



Dextrine 1-270 7-256 



Oil and wax 0-139 0-742 



17-500 100-000 



Water 82-482 



99-982 S. 



