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Table IV.— Nitrate nitrogen in moisture-free tobacco by the two procedures 
Number 
Strowd 
method 
Modified 
Strowd 
method 
61339__ 
Per cent 
0. 17 
. 19 
. 11 
. 10 
Per cent 
0. 18 
Average__ ___ _ 
. 14 
61340_ 
“. 11 
“. 11 
“.02 
“. 17 
“.04 
“.05 
“.22 
“.03 
“. 16 
“. 01 
“.03 
“. 11 
. 09 
“.22 
. 15 
. 15 
. 07 
. 29 
. 06 
. 16 
. 24 
. 06 
. 19 
. 08 
. 06 
. 22 
.26 
. 31 
. 31 
. 26 
61341_ 
61342_ 
61343_ 
61344_ 
61345_ 
61347_ 
61348_ 
61349___ _ 
61350 __ 
61351_____ 
61352_ 
61375.-..... .. 
Average_ _ 
. 16 
. 29 
61376___ 
. 59 
. 77 
“.78 
. 85 
. 80 
. 89 
. 84 
Average_ _ 
. 71 
.85 
61377_ 
“. 15 
. 20 
61378_ 
.24 
“ .24 
.41 
Average_ __ 
.24 
61379___ 
“. 12 
. 20 
61380_____ 
. 33 
“.31 
. 44 
. 34 
. 44 
. 37 
Average___ _ 
.32 
. 40 
80119___ 
. 95 
.88 
. 99 
. 99 
Average_ _ _ __ 
. 92 
. 99 
80125_ 
1. 54 
1. 42 
1. 36 
1. 38 
Average_ _____ 
1. 47 
1. 37 
a Preliminary heating was for 2 hours instead of 1 hour, as recommended. 
