558 
Examination of Cabbage. 
Brought forward, - - - - 
Casein, -- '40 
Dextrine, -------- 1-04 
Water, 81-23 
2-158 
5-609 
99-77 100-000 
The part for proportions was taken from near the centre of the 
head. It gives a little more water than the section used for or- 
ganic analysis. 
Per cent of water, 86-525 
do dry matter, 13-475 
do ash, -890 
do ash calculated on the dry matter, - - - 6-605 
Allowing each head to weigh 71bs., and each plant to occupy 
a space equal to a square yard, the produce per acre would be 
about 17 tons. Of this 13-8 tons would be water, and 3*2 tons 
dry matter. 
Nitrogenous products in a ton of the fi-esh plant, - -, 75-21bs. 
do do do dried plant, - 406- 
do in the annual produce of an acre, 1297- 
Inorganic bodies in a ton of the fresh plant, - - - 17-81bs. 
do do do dried plant, - - 132-1 
do removed annually from an acre, allow- 
ing the produce to be 17 tons, ----- 302-6 
Water in a ton of the fresh plant, - - - - 16251bs. 
Dry matter, -.-. 375 
Composition of the ash of the head. 
Carbonic acid, - - - - 
Silicic acid, - 
Sulphuric acid, - - - - 
Phosphoric acid, - - - - 
Phosphate of the per-oxide of iron. 
Lime, 
Magnesia, - - - - - 
Potash, - - - - - 
Soda, 
Chlorine, 
Organic acids, - - - - 

s - 
'Z 
V a 
Amount of the 
ganic bodies 
heads 
grs. 
9-350 
lbs 
1-100 
•189 
15-811 
2-814 
20-825 
3-707 
1-050 
-187 
•906 
-162 
4-760 
-847 
17-525 
3-119 
23-366 
4-159 
1-974 
-341 
3-260 
-580 
99-827 
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p.2;3 
O C (tf 
a a 
lbs. 
3-216 
47-838 
63-019 
2-899 
2-754 
14-399 
53-023 
70-703 
5-797 
9-860 
So . 
•52 a 
S CB ^ 
V rn V 
Sua 
o a a 
c cu u 
lbs. 
1-453 
20-886 
27-510 
1-387 
1-197 
6-288 
23-151 
30-867 
2-608 
