ANALYSES OF MAIZE- 
167 
TIME. PARTS. 
September 1. 3. Leaves - 
QUANTITY. 
1058" grs. 
PER CENTUM. 
Dry - 
449- 
Water 
609- 
Ash ... 
52-7 
4-98 
Ash calculated dry 
° 
13.96 
Dry matter 
42-53 
4. Husks ... 
1391- 
Dry - 
405-5 
Water 
985-5 
70-78 
Ash - 
19-2 
1-38 
Ash calculated dry 
4-734 
Dry matter 
29-1 
5. Sheaths (lost) 
Dry ... 
207- 
Water 
Ash - 
19-25 
Ash calculated dry 
- 
9-29 
Note. The plant taken for August 23 happened to be 
one proportionally smaller than 
the preceding, yet at this time the leaves began to dry and wither; but this lightness of 
the herbage will increase with the development of the grain. 
II. WHITE-FLINT CORN. 
August 22. 1. Tassels ------ 130‘7 grs. 
Dry ------ - 57- 
Water - - - - - - 83-7 
Ash ------ - 4-37 
Ash calculated dry .... 
Dry matter ..... 
2. Stalks .- 5766-9 
Dry. 880 -1 
Water. 
Ash ------ - 35-75 
Ash calculated dry .... 
Dry matter - 
3. Leaves ------- 2797- 
Dry ....... 763*8 
Water. 2033-2 
Ash ------ - 81-35 
Ash calculated dry 
Dry matter 
3-34 
7-666 
43-67 
•691 
4-006 
15-26 
2-908 
10-637 
27-31 
