ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 
181 
TIME. 
August 23. 
OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. 
Average height of corn, 76 inches. Increase in 
height during the last week, 4 inches. In full 
flower. Silks show themselves. Stalks 59 
inches long. Increase in length during the 
last week, 13 inches: or almost 2 inches per 
day. Tassel 17 inches long. The plant taken 
for proportions has 1 ear silked out: two 
others are just beginning to form. 
About the average weight of each plant - 
Increase in weight during the last week - 
Average increase in weight per day 
Average increase in weight per hour 
QUANTITIES. PERCENTAGE. 
8170*7 grs. 
1389*85 
198*55 
8*27 
Relation of the different parts of the plant to 
each other: 
Tassel 
- 
- 
173*2 
2-12 
Top stalk 
- 
- 
1007* 
12-335 
Butt stalk* 
- 
- 
14S9-5 
18-239 
Sheaths 
- 
- 
1273-5 
15-596 
Leaves - 
- 
- 
1540-2 
18-812 
Ear-stalks 
- 
- 
338-5 
4-143 
Ears (each kernel is enveloped yet in its 
husks) 
- 
- 
312-2 
3-821 
Silks 
- 
- 
130-4 
1-596 
Sheaths of husks - 
- 
933-2 
11-421 
Leaves of husks 
- 
379- 
4-638 
Roots 
- 
- 
594- 
7-279 
Weight of 1 plant - 
- 
8170-7 
100- 
PROPORTIONS. 
1. Tassels - 
- 
- 
173-2 
Water - 
- 
- 
119-95 
69-255 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
53-25 
30-745 
Ash 
- 
- 
3-36 
1-939 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
6-309 
2. Top stalk 
- 
- 
. 
1007- 
Water 
- 
- 
- 
900-25 
89-399 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
106-75 
10-601 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
7.31 
.726 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
6-847 
3. Butt stalk 
- 
- 
. 
1489-5 
Water 
- 
- 
- 
1320- 
88-62 
Dry matter 
- 
■ 
- 
169-5 
11-38 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
15-43 
1-036 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
9-103 
*The stalk is divided at the insertion of the upper ear. 
