FIELD CULTURE 155 



Analyses of San Ramon Nuts, by Walker 

















From one tree. 









Sea-shore, 1000. 



Inland 



, 1000. 

























Hardly 



ripe, 10. 



Fairly 



ripe, 9. 



Dead ripe, 10. 





grams. 



per 

 cent. 



grams. 



per 

 cent. 



grams. 



per 

 cent. 



grams. 



per 

 cent. 



grams. 



per 

 cent. 



Husk . . 



897 



38-0 



703 



30-8 



2779 



70-0 



1268 



51-1 



520 



33-4 



Shell . . 



282 



11-9 



291 



12-7 



227 



5-8 



214 



9-4 



201 



12-9 



Meat . . 



647 



27-4 



688 



30-1 



405 



10-3 



465 



20-6 



453 



29-1 



Water . . 



537 



22-7 



603 



26-4 



547 



13-9 



437 



18-9 



384 



24-6 



Total . 



2363 



100-0 



2285 



100-0 



3958 



100-0 



2384 



ioo-o 



1558 



ioo-o 



Ash Analyses 

 Grams, average, in one nut at San Ramon. 





N. 



K 2 0. 



PA- 



Husk . . . 



1-609 



3-915 



0-017 



Shell . . . 



0-660 



0-947 



0*459 



Meat . . . 



4-683 



2-475 



1-740 



Water . . . 



1-542 



1-313 



0-171 



Figuring on 173 to the hectare — the actual number 

 on a part of the San Eamon farm — and allowing for 

 an annual production by each tree of 40 nuts, or a 

 round total of 7000, the annual loss is : 





In nuts. 



In leaves. 



Total. 



N 



K 2 



p 2 o 5 



kg. 



59- 43 



60- 55 

 16-73 



kg. 

 31-69 

 74-82 

 24-65 



kg. 



91-12 

 135-37 

 41-38 



The following analyses by Lepine and Bachoffen 

 differ from Walker's in being based on single nuts 

 instead of large numbers. Bachoffen's nut cannot 

 have been thoroughly ripe. 



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