ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 
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TIME. OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QUANTITIES. PERCENTAGE. 
August 2. Relation of the different parts of the plant to 
each other: 
Stalk .... 
- 
- 
982 • grs. 
28-167 
Sheaths ... 
- 
- 
847- 
24-294 
Leaves - 
- 
- 
1358- 
38-951 
Tassels - 
- 
- 
121-4 
3-482 
Roots .... 
- 
- 
178- 
5-106 
Weight of 1 plant 
- 
- 
34S6-4 
100- 
PROPORTIONS. 
1. Stalks ----- 
- 
- 
982- 
Water - - - - 
- 
- 
929-15 
93-999 
Dry matter - - - 
- 
- 
52-85 
6-001 
Ash ... - 
- 
- 
7-95 
•809 
Percentage of ash calculated on 
the dry matter, 
13-481 
2. Sheaths - - - - 
- 
- 
847- 
Water - 
- 
- 
Dry matter - - - 
- 
- 
Ash .... 
- 
- 
9-22 
1-088 
Percentage of ash calculated on 
the dry matter, 
Omitted weighing after sheaths 
were dry. 
3. Leaves ----- 
- 
- 
1358- 
Water - - - - 
- 
- 
1178-5 
86-782 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
179-5 
13-218 
Ash ... - 
- 
- 
17-35 
1-277 
Percentage of ash calculated on 
the dry matter, 
9-666 
4. Tassels - - - - 
- 
- 
121-4 
Water - - - - 
- 
- 
109-72 
90-379 
Dry matter - - - 
- 
- 
11-68 
9-621 
Ash ... - 
- 
- 
1-03 
•848 
Percentage of ash calculated on 
the dry matter, 
8-818 
5. Roots ----- 
- 
- 
178- 
Water - - - - 
- 
- 
155-22 
87-202 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
22-78 
12-798 
Ash 
- 
- 
1-73 
•972 
Percentage of ash calculated on 
the dry matter, 
7-595 
August 9. Average height of corn, 65 inches. Increase in 
height during the last week, 7 inches, or 1 
inch per day. Tassels have extended them¬ 
selves from 2-4 inches above the sheaths. 
Average length of stalk, 22 inches. Increase 
in length during the last week, 10 inches. 
Each stalk has 13 joints, and the same num¬ 
ber of leaves and sheaths. 
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