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COMPOSITION OF ASH COMPARED WITH SUGAR CONTENT. 
Vilmorin. 
Kleinwanz- 
lebener. 
Kleinwanz- 
lebener. 
Kleinwanz- 
lebener. 
Klein wanz- 
lebener. 
Klein wanz- 
lebener. 
Where grown 
Col. Farm 
Col. Farm 
Col. Farm, 
alkali soil 
Col. Farm, 
alkali soil 
Col. Farm, 
alkali soil 
New Mex. 
Sugar content 
13.02 per ct. 
12.32 per ct. 
7.86 per ct 
10. 73 per ct. 
14. 70 per ct. 
17.25 per ct. 
Date harvested 
October 13 
October 13 
Sept. 2 
Sept. 22 
October 13 
? 
Silica 
1.58 
1.54 
2.10 
1.02 
1.33 
1.91 
Solpharic Acid 
3.59 
4.47 
3.91 
4.37 
4.18 
3.53 
Phosphoric Acid .... — 
7.62 
11.02 
10.73 
10.65 
10.45 
4.2& 
Chlorin 
13.61 
7.30 
15.08 
15.53 
15.16 
15.90^ 
Potassic Oxid 
50.12 
41.41 
48.74 
50.42 
51.70 
50.59' 
Sodic t xid 
13.96 
22.91 
15.05 
11.81 
10.60 
12.65- 
Ovid 
4.26 
4.19 
1.46 
2.64 
2.35 
4.42 
Magnesic Oxid 
6.59 
7.76 
5.02 
6.68 
6.70 
8.93 
Ferric Oxid 
0.52 
0.37 
0.73 
0.37 
0.18 
0.59 
Aluminic Os id 
0.99 
0.34 
0.46 
0.19 
0.65 
0.29 
Manganic Oxid ... . — 
0.23 
0.39 
0.16 
0.26 
0.13 
0.45 
Sum 
103.07 
101.70 
103.44 
103.54 
103.40 
103.54 
Oxygen equiv. to Chlorin 
3.05 
1.65 
3.40 
3.50 
3.42 
3.59 
Total 
100.02 
100.05 
100.04 
100.04 
99.98 
99.95 
Composition of ashes of beets having different percentages of 
sugar, calculated from data quoted from Champion and Pellet by 
Dr. McMurtrie : 
Beets Havhig 
Beets Having 
10 per Cent. Sugar. 
15 per Cent. Sugar. 
Silica 
5.555 
, 5.546 
Sulphuric Acid 
3.594 
3.486 
Phosphoric Acid 
9.640 
9.357 
Chlorin 
9.310 
9.172 
Potassic Oxid 
47.870 
48.807 
Sodic Oxid 
8.330 
8.257 
Calcic Oxid 
6.860 
6.970 
Magnesic Oxid 
6.210 
6.055 
Undetermined 
2.610 
2.385 
99.979 
100.035 
The leaves, presumably belonging to the two samples whose- 
ash analyses are given above, yielded ashes of the following com* 
position : 
