ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 
183 
TIME. 
August 23. 
August 30. 
OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QUANTITIES. 
12. Anthers filled with pollen grains - - - 35' grs. 
. Water - - - - - ■ - 8’70 
Dry matter - - - - - - 26'30 
Ash. 1-67 
Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 
Ash tastes decidedly of caustic potash. 
Average height of plants, about 78 inches. 
The increase in height during the last week 
is but very little. Pollen nearly all fallen. 
About i of the bulk of each kernel protrudes 
from its husks. The plant taken for propor¬ 
tions is 83 inches high, and has 3 ears; two 
of which are very small, the silks having not 
yet appeared : the third is 8-| inches long. 
About the average weight of each plant - - 10580 *2 
Increase in weight during the last week - - 2409*5 
Average increase in weight per day - - 344*21 
Average increase in weight per hour - - 14*34 
Stalk 78 inches long. Increase in length during 
the last week, 19 inches. Average increase in 
length per day, about 2| inches. 
Relation of the different parts of the plant to 
each other: 
Tassel (length 15 inches) 
- 
150*6 
Top stalk (length 46 inches) 
- 
1187*5 
Butt stalk (length 22 inches) 
- 
- 
2169- 
Sheaths - 
- 
1561*3 
Leaves - 
- 
1664*4 
Sheaths of husks - 
- 
2349*2 
Stalk of ear ... 
- 
409*1 
Ear .... 
- 
- 
889- 
Silks .... 
- 
200* 
Roots .... 
- 
- 
468*1 
Weight of one plant 
- 
- 
11048*2 
PROPORTIONS. 
1. Tassels .... 
- 
- 
150*6 
Water .... 
- 
- 
98*95 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
51 *6i 
Ash ....... 
Percentage of ash calculated on the dry matter, 
4*3 
PERCENTAGE. 
24*857 
75*143 
4*771 
6*349 
1*363 
10-74S 
19*632 
14*132 
15-065 
21*263 
3*703 
8*047 
1*81 
4*237 
100 * 
65*724 
34*276 
2*855 
8*33 
