ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 
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ANALYSIS OF OATS FROM PITTSTOWN. 
Furnished by Mr. Newcomb. It was grown upon the soil resting upon the Taconic slates. The 
oat was fully ripe, with bright grain and straw. 
1. Relative proportion of grain , straw and chaff. 
Actual quantities. 
Grain ....... 636 • 000 
Straw ....... 566 - 000 
Chaff.- 60-000 
2. Analysis of the grain. 
20" 000 grs. per centum : calculated without 
Silica ... 
... 
8-100 
organic matter 
41-449 
Phosphates of lime and magnesia 
6-110 
31-264 
Carbonate of lime 
_ 
trace. 
Magnesia ... 
. 
none. 
Potash ... 
. 
2-051 
10-495 
Soda - 
- 
1-966 
10-059 
Chlorine ... 
- 
0-017 
0-100 
Sulphuric acid 
. 
0-013 
0-065 
Phosphate of potash and soda 
1-280 
6-545 
Carbonic acid 
. 
none. 
Organic matter - 
- 
0-412 
19-949 
100-077 
3. Analysis of the straw , 
divided into two equal parts , top 
and bottom. 
Top. 
Bottom. 
Silica ... - 
7-070 
4-200 
Phosphates ... 
2-615 
2-240 
Carbonate of lime 
0-990 
0-280 
Magnesia ... 
0-043 
0-108 
Potash - 
6-559 
7-833 
Soda .... 
1-233 
1-463 
Sulphuric acid 
0-310 
0-338 
Chlorine ... 
0-093 
0-061 
Carbonic acid 
. 
1-012 
3-145 
19-925 
19-668 
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