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ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 



OCTOBER 18. 

 Corn ripe. For proportions, and specific gravity of kernels, refer to page 190. 



PROXIMATE ORGANIC ANALYSIS OF THE KERNELS AND COB. 



1. Kernels. 



Calculated without the water. 



Oil 3-60 3-S96 



Zein or gluten 1-68 1-818 



Starch 59-30 64-169 



Sugar and extractive matter ... 13-32 14*415 



Fibre or epidermis 0-S9 0-964 



Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of caustic potash : resembles albumen, 5 - 99 6-482 



Albumen 4-29 4-642 



Casein 0-08 0-086 



Dextrine or gum 3-26 3-528 



92-41 100-000 



. Water S-45 



100-86 S. 



2. Cob. 



Sugar and extractive matter ... 



Starch ------- 



Fibre 



Matter dissolved out of fibre by a weak solu- 

 tion of caustic potash : resembles albumen, 



Albumen ------- 



Casein .-----. 



Dextrine or gum 



Resins ..---.. 



Matter dissolved out of bodies insoluble in 

 water, by boiling alcohol ... 





Calculated without the water. 



4-700 



6-791 



trace. 





44-188 



63-845 



15-712 



82-702 



0-525 



0-759 



0-100 



0-144 



0-800 



1-155 



0-625 



0-903 



2-562 



3-701 



Water 



69-212 

 31-320 



100-000 



100-532 S, 



