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TABLE LXXIX. 
ANALYTICAL DATA EOR THE SALTBUSH, AtHpleX orgeufea. 
FODDER ANALYSIS. 
SALTBUSH. 
CORRESPONDING 
FECES. 
Sheep No. 4. 
Moisture . 
5.32 
Moisture . 
6 53 
Ash . 
19.28 
Ash .. 
Ether extract . 
1.46 
Ether extract . 
. 1.32 
Proteids . 
9.73 
Proteids . 
6 9.7 
Crude fibre . 
. 27.33 
Crude fibre . 
. 40.44 
Nitrogen-free extract 
. 36.88 
Nitrogen-free extract 
. 34.91 
100.00 
100.00 
table 
LXXX. 
analysis of 
TLIE ASHES. 
SALTBUSH. 
CORRESPONDING 
FECES. 
Carbon . 
Carbon .. 
Sand . 
30.097 
Sand . 
. 43.025 
Silicic acid . 
7.220 
Silicic acid . 
. 18.718 
Sulfuric acid . 
1.893 
Sulfuric acid . 
. 0.963 
Phosphoric acid .... 
2.838 
Phosphoric acid . 
. 5.963 
Carbonic acid . 
10.395 
Carbonic acid . 
. 0.846 
Chlorin . 
6.859 
Chlorin . 
. 1.576 
Potassic oxid . 
30.980 
Potassic oxid . 
. 7.944 
Sodic oxid . 
0.073 
Sodic oxid . 
. 1.316 
Calcic oxid . 
4.730 
Calcic oxid . 
. 7.548 
Magnesic oxid . 
3.588 
Magnesic oxid . 
. 6.353 
Ferric oxid . 
0.970 
Ferric oxid . 
. 1.080 
Aluminic oxid . 
0.443 
Aluminic oxid . 
. 1.026 
Manganic oxid . 
0.200 
Manganic oxid . 
. 0.140 
Ignition . 
(1.26) 
Ignition . 
. (3.877) 
Sum . 
101.546 
Sum . 
. 100.355 
Oxygen equivalent to 
ch’lorin 
1.546 
Oxygen equivalent to 
chlorin .355 
100.000 100.000 
ANALYSIS OF THE ASH. 
table lxxxi. 
ultimate 
ANALYSIS. 
SALTBUSH. 
CORRESPONDING 
FECES. 
Atriplex 
argentea. 
Carbon 
. 41.370 
Carbon . 
. 44.700 
. 5.581 
Hydrogen . 
. 5.961 
Nitrogen 
. 1.557 
Nitrogen . 
. 1.003 
Sulfur 
. 0.320 
Sulfur . 
.0.205 
Chi ori n 
. 3.965 
Chlorin . 
. 0.234 
Ash 
. 19.280 
Ash .. 
. 10.530 
Oxygen 
(approx.) 
. 27.927 
Oxygen (approx.) . . . , 
. 37.367 
100.000 
100.000 
