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THE SOIL OF THE COTTON STATES. 
grains of tlie seeds, when burned, yielded 36f grains of 
ashes. 
Twenty-five grains of the ashes from the stalks yielded — 
Silica , . . . 
Oai'bonio acid 
Chlorine 
Lime . 
Magnes: 
Potash 
0.600 g 
Tail 
6.000 
Cl 
0.198 
tt 
0.480 
u 
3.969 
It 
7.059 
u 
0.183 
u 
3.802 
<( 
1.744 
(( 
24.035 
(( 
0.965 
M 
25.000 
Loss. 
Twenty-five grains of the ashes of the leaves yielded- 
SiUca 1.200 grains. 
Carbonic acid 4.959 " 
Chlorine 0.667 
Sulphuric acid 1.271 " 
Phosphoric acid 4.864 " 
Lime 6.978 " 
Magnesia 0.350 " 
Potash 2.922 " 
Soda 1.789 " 
25.000 
One thousand grains of the clear cotton fibre, yielding 
13.1 grains of ashes, gave — 
