ANALYSES OF BROOM CORN. 
269 
TIME. 
July 5. 
July 16. 
July 29. 
PARTS. 
2. Leaf-blades 
_ 
_ 
. 
QUANTITY. 
52*24 grs. 
PER CENTUM. 
"Water 
- 
- 
- 
- 
45*78 
83*805 
Dry matter 
- 
- 
. 
- 
8-46 
16*195 
Ash [has a decided 
potash] - 
taste 
of soda 
and 
0*91 
1*742 
Percentage of ash calculated o 
dry matter, 
10.756 
Percentage of organic matter 
- 
89*244 
1. Stalks - 
325*50 grs. 
Water 
Dry matter - 
Dry - - ■ 
265*00 
8*140 
Ash ... 
1*75 
0*537 
Calculated dry - 
6*603 
2. Sheaths 
251*400 
W ater 
239*390 
Dry - 
12*010 
Ash ... 
3*615 
1*430 
Calculated dry 
- 
11*670 
3. Leaves - 
265*90 
Water 
232*50 
Dry - 
33*40 
Ash 
3*44 
1*329 
Calculated dry - 
10*990 
1 . Leaves - 
508*00 grs. 
Water 
412*00 
Dry - 
96*00 
Ash ... 
10*25 
2*010 
Ash calculated dry 
10*680 
Dry matter 
19*090 
2 . Sheaths 
383*560 
W ater 
336*560 
Dry - 
47*000 
Ash - 
5*375 
1*401 
Ash calculated dry 
11*436 
Dry matter - 
12*230 
3. Stalk ... 
892*20 
W ater 
817*70 
Dry - 
74*50 
Ash - 
7*00 
0*800 
Ash calculated dry 
9*580 
