294 
ANALYSIS OF THE TURNIP. 
7. A complete analysis of the ash of turnip tops, according to Mr. R. M’Calmont, fur¬ 
nishes the following result: 
Silica .... 
- 
- 
1-39 
Phosphoric acid 
- 
- 
9-22 
Lime .... 
- 
. 
22-98 
Magnesia ... 
- 
- 
2-87 
Oxide of iron - 
- 
. 
0-42 
Potash .... 
- 
. 
16-42 
Chloride of potassium 
- 
- 
9-61 
Chloride of sodium 
- 
- 
6-65 
Sulphuric acid 
- 
- 
16-31 
Carbonic acid 
' 
‘ 
13-18 
99-05 
Turnip tops furnish a food for horses and cattle, superior to the root. Whether the tops 
give an unpleasant flavor to the milk of cows, I am not particularly informed. 
To the husbandry of New-York, turnips are not so essential as they are in England : 
that they constitute a valuable addition to the resources of the farmer is well established, 
even if it were for no other purpose than to furnish a variety to the food of stock. 
The turnip root gave the following proportions : 
1000’00 parts gave 
Dry.97-30 
Ash.7-50 
8. Analysis of the Sugar beet. 
1000-00 parts gave 
Dry ....... 132-71 
Ash.5-00* 
* Journal of Agriculture, and the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, for October, 
1847. 
