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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. VII, No. i 
Table II .—Composition of ioo gm. of Red Astrachan apples , normal and mature , half- 
decayed as a result of attack by Sphaeropsis malorum , and wholly decayed as a result of 
attack by Sphaeropsis malorum 
NORMAL AND MATURE 
Fraction. 
Dry weight. 
Phosphorus. 
Nitrogen. 
Ammo¬ 
nia. 
Actual. 
Percent¬ 
age of 
total 
weight. 
Actual 
weight. 
Percent¬ 
age of 
total 
phos¬ 
phorus. 
Actual 
weight. 
Percent¬ 
age of 
total ni¬ 
trogen. 
Gw. 
o. 624 
10. 216 
2. IOO 
4. 82 
78.94 
16. 24 
Gm. 
0.0101 
. 0191 
. 00418 
30.25 
57. 22 
12. 53 
Gm. 
Trace. 
0.0210 
• 0393 
0 
34- 82 
6s-17 
Gm. 
0.00375 
Total 
12. 940 
• 03338 
• 0603 
1 
half-decayed 
0. 519 
9.396 
2.458 
4. 26 
75 - 94 
19. 80 
0.0097 
.0237 
, 00217 
27.40 
66.48 
6.12 
Trace. 
0.01659 
• 0443 
0 
26. 79 
73.21 
To+iO 
12.373 
• 03557 
.06089 
WHOLLY DECAYED 
0.758 
7-857 
3 - 445 
6. 29 
65.14 
28. 57 
0.009055 
.0200 
.00714 
25.OO 
57 - 89 
17. 11 
Trace, 
0.00933 
.0476 
0 
16.39 
83.16 
0.003485 
'TVvI-al 
12. 060 
. 03619 
• 05693 
NORMAL AND MATURE 
Fraction. 
Ash. 
Carbohydrates. 
Hydrolyzable 
polysaccharids. 
Actual 
weight. 
Percent¬ 
age of 
total ash. 
Lipoid 
sugars. 
Reduc¬ 
ing 
sugars. 
Disac- 
charids. 
Starch. 
Other 
than 
starch. 
Total. 
Gm. 
0.0017 
• i 75 
.0798 
0.66 
68. 22 
31.11 
Gm. 
0.4797 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
0. 574 
4.960 
0.321 
0. 315 
0.636 
• 2565 
1 
1 otai. 
1 
half-decayed 
0.0014 
. 2050 
.0542 
0. 533 
78. 66 
21. 81 
0. 02488 
*.*. 
0.1619 
3-651 
3 . 
0. 344 
0. 771 
I.II 5 
T^tal 
. 2606 
WHOLLY DECAYED 
Trace. 
0.277 
. 0482 
0 
85.11 
14.89 
0.1269 
*. 
0.0609 
2. 234 
0.318 
1.086 
1.404 
TV»fa1 
.3252 
