ANALYSES OF MAIZE. 
191 
TIME. 
October 
OBSERVATIONS, PARTS AND PROPORTIONS. QUANTITIES. PERCENTAGE. 
18. It will be noticed that this corn was taken di¬ 
rectly from the plant : this accounts for the 
large percentage of water. 
3. 
Tassels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
133* grs. 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
54-90 
41-278 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
- 
78-1 
58-722 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9-20 
6-917 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
11-779 
4. 
Top stalk 
- 
• 
- 
- 
1026- 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
866-3 
84-435 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
- 
159-7 
15-565 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11-25 
1-096 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
7-044 
5. 
Butt stalk - 
. 
- 
- 
- 
2786- 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2425-95 
87-076 
Dry matter 
. 
- 
- 
- 
360-05 
12-924 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
26-65 
•956 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
7-124 
6 . 
Sheaths 
- 
- 
- 
. 
744- 
W ater - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
525-7 
70-658 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
- 
218-3 
29-342 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22-5 
3-024 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
10-307 
7. 
Leaves - 
1584- 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
94S-7 
59-892 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
- 
635-3 
40-10S 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
79-8 
5-038 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
12-561 
8 . 
Sheaths of husks 
- 
• 
- 
- 
763- 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
529-2 
69-357 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
- 
233-8 
30-643 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13-46 
1-764 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
the dry matter, 
5-757 
9. 
Ear-stalks - 
. 
- 
- 
399- 
Water - 
- 
- 
- 
354-6 
88-872 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
- 
44-4 
11-128 
Ash 
- 
- 
- 
1-28 
•321 
Percentage of ash calculated 
on 
dry matter 
2-883 
Ash slightly saline, and tastes decidedly of 
caustic potash. 
