294 



ANALYSIS OF THE TURNIP. 



7. A complete analysis of the ash of turnip tops, according to Mr. R. M'Calmont, fur- 

 nishes the following result : 



Silica 1-39 



Phosphoric acid 9 -22 



Lime 22-98 



Magnesia 2-87 



Oxide of iron - 42 



Potash 16-42 



Chloride of potassium - - - - - 9'61 



Chloride of sodium ..... 6-65 



Sulphuric acid ...... 16-31 



Carbonic acid ...... 13-18 



99-05 



Turnip tops furnish a food for horses and cattle, superior to the root. Whether the tops 

 give an unpleasant flavor to the milk of cows, I am not particularly informed. 



To the husbandry of New- York, turnips are not so essential as they are in England : 

 that they constitute a valuable addition to the resources of the farmer is well established, 

 even if it were for no other purpose than to furnish a variety to the food of stock. 



The turnip root gave the following proportions : 



1000-00 parts gave 



Dry 97-30 



Ash 7-50 



Dry 



Ash 



8. Analysis of the Sugar beet. 



1000-00 parts gave 

 132-71 

 5-00* 



•Journal of Agriculture, and the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, for October, 

 1847. 



