ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



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SEPTEMBER 13. 



Corn in advanced stage of milk. Kernels nearly full size. For proportions and specific 

 gravity of kernels, refer to page 188. 



PROXIMATE ORGANIC ANALYSIS OF THE KERNELS AND COB. 



1. Kernels. 



Calculated without the water. 



Sugar and extractive matter, mostly sugar - 5" 100 25*053 



Starch 9-755 47-861 



Fibre or epidermis, and oil ... 2-435 11-966 

 Matter dissolved out of epidermis by a weak 

 solution of caustic potash : resembles al- 

 bumen 1-530 7-523 



Albumen 0-845 4-149 



Casein 0-040 0-196 



Dextrine or gum 0-660 3-251 



20-365 100-000 



Water ....... 78-753 



99-118 S. 



2. Cob. 



Sugar and extractive matter, mostly sugar - 



Starch 



Fibre and resin ------ 



Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of caustic potash : resembles albumen, 

 Albumen ------- 



Casein ....... 



Dextrine or gum ..... 



Water 





Calculated without the water- 



7-34 



23-724 



0-06 



0-193 



15-39 



49-742 



6-45 



20-847 



1-21 



3-911 



0-05 



0-161 



0-43 



1-422 



30-94 

 69-45 



100-000 



100-39 S. 



