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ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 
TIME. 
June 28. 
July 5. 
OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. 
2. Sheaths of three plants weighed 
Water - 
Dry matter ------ 
Ash. 
Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 
Ash saline, with a slight taste of caustic potash. 
Part of plant in the soil contains a large per¬ 
centage of sugar. This part, from six plants, 
weighed ------- 
Water ------- 
Dry matter ...... 
Ash - . 
Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 
Ash very saline, greenish, more difficult to burn 
than the leaves. 
QUANTITIES. 
43-4 grs. 
40-12 
3-28 
•48 
91-5 
84-39 
7-11 
1-20 
PERCENTAGE. 
92-442 
7-558 
1-106 
14-628 
92-229 
7-771 
1-311 
16-878 
Average height, 26 inches, Growth during the 
last week, 8 inches : a little over 1 inch per 
day. 
Weight of one plant ..... 
237-5 grs. 
Increase of weight during the last week 
152-35 
Average increase of weight of each plant per day, 
21-764 
The stalk begins to form. 
Relation of the different parts to each other : 
Stalk (| inch long, with 3 joints) - 
6-75 
2-844 
Sheaths ...... 
62-5 
26-312 
Leaves ------- 
168-25 
70-844 
237-5 
100- 
PROPORTIONS. 
1. Stalks 
6-75 
Water. 
6*11 
90-518 
Dry matter ...... 
•64 
9-482 
Ash ....... 
•09 
1-333 
Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 
14-101 
Ash very saline. 
2. Sheaths ....... 
62-5 
Water. 
57-92 
92-672 
Dry matter ...... 
4-58 
7-328 
Ash ....... 
•65 
1-04 
Percentage of ash calculated on dry matter 
14-056 
Ash saline. 
