6*26 ■ Analyses of Ashes of Plants. 
Specific gravity of the grain . . 1 • 382 
Water. 
Grain . . . 12 -00 
Straw . . . 11 -ro 
Cl.aflf. . . 12-00 
Produce and mineral matter removed from an acre: — 
Prmlucp. Mineral Matter, 
cwts. lbs, i lbs. 
Grain ... 25 80 . . 46 
Straw ... 28 95^1, . . 226i1i 
Ci.aff ... 5 36^ . . 85^ 
Total . . 59 99A 358V„ 
, . Ash calculated 
' on dry substance. 
1-60 . . 1-81 
7'01 . . 7-92 
14-36 . . 16-31 
Specimen No. 34. — French Wheat.* 
From Mr. Farmer, of Enfield, Essex. 
l>l)pcific gravity of the grain . . 1-341 
Per centagc of water and ash in the grain : — 
. , Asli calculated 
" • on dry substance 
11-CO . . 1-55 , . 1-74 
Analysis of the ash of the grain : — 
Phosphoric Aciil . 
. 43 47 
Suljjhuric Acid , . 
. 0-35 
Carbonic Acid . . 
none. 
Peroxide of Iron . . . 
0-97 
Chloride of Sodium . . 
none. 
Total P9-96 
Splcimen No. 35. — Egyptian Wheat. 
From Mr. Farmer, Erfield. 
Specific gravity of the grain . . 1-340 
Per cenlage of water and ash .- — 
,,. . A I ' Ash calculated 
-on dry sul stance. 
10-00 . . 1-97 . . 2-19 ■ 
* AVe do not possess anyjiistory of this and the tliret following specimens of foreign 
\\t:eat. 
