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Table IV .—Daily variation of water , dry matter and carbohydrates in the leaves of Pride 
of Saline corn and Dwarf milo at Garden City, Kans ., July 20 and 21, igi 6 
PERCENTAGE OF THE CONSTITUENTS 
Period ending— 
Dry matter. 
Water. 
Total sugars. 
Nonreducing 
sugars. 
Reducing 
sugars. 
Corn. 
Milo. 
Com. 
Milo. 
Com. 
Milo. 
Com. 
Milo. 
Com. 
Milo. 
July 20. 
6 a. m . 
26.3 
29.6 
73-7 
70.4 
2-75 
3.68 
00 
H 
2.44 
0.88 
1.24 
8 a. m . 
27-3 
30.6 
72.7 
69.4 
4.68 
4.64 
3-44 
3-19 
1.24 
1-45 
10 a. m . 
28.1 
31-3 
7*-9 
68.7 
5- r 3 
5*24 
4.01 
3-94 
13 
1.30 
12 m. 
28. 7 
32.4 
71-3 
67.6 
4.89 
5*50 
4.25 
4.80 
.64 
.70 
2 p. m. 
29.4 
33-o 
70.6 
67.0 
6.03 
8.27 
4.83 
6.98 
1.20 
1.29 
4 p. m. 
28.0 
71.1 
66.4 
3 -13 
4.44 
. 60 
6 p. m. 
28.1 
OO 
32.8 
71.9 
67.2 
J O 
4.58 
6-55' 
3-65 
5-25 
•93 
1-30 
8 p. m. 
26.8 
3i-5 
73-2 
68.5 
3*31 
4.22 
2.54 
3.28 
•77 
.94 
iop. m. 
26.3 
30-3 
73-7 
69.7 
2.33 
2.89 
i-95 
2-35 
•38 
•54 
12 midn. 
25-4 
30.0 
74.6 
70.0 
1.86 
2.82 
1,51 
2.22 
•35 
.60 
July 21. 
• 
2 a. m . 
24.3 
28.4 
75-7 
71.6 
2.19 
3 - 16 
1.60 
2 * 20 
•59 
.96 
4 a. m . 
24*5 
29.1 
75-5 
71.9 
i-73 
3-44 
1.11 
2.09 
.62 
i -35 
6 a. m . 
26.4 
29-3 
i 
73-6 
1 
7O.7 
2.61 
3*75 
2.02 
2.52 
•59 
1.23 
GRAMS OF CONSTITUENTS PER SQUARE METER OF DEAF 
July 20. 
6 . a. m . 
44.0 
46.6 
123.7 
in.3 
1.21 
1.71 
0.82 
1.14 
o -39 
o *57 
8 a. m. 
45-3 
47-2 
120.7 
107.0 
2.12 
2.18 
1.56 
*• 5 * 
•56 
•67 
10 a. m . 
46.7 
48.5 
1 * 9-5 
106.5 
2-39 
2-54 
1.87 
1.91 
•52 
•63 
12 m. 
47-3 
49.9 
117.7 
104.5 
2.31 
2.74 
2.01 
2-39 
•30 
•35 
2 p. m. 
48.8 
52.5 
IT 7*3 
106.7 
2.94 
4-34 
2.36 
3-66 
•59 
.68 
a n. in. 
48.5 
CA. 2 
no. < 
107.2 
2.49 
2.15 
•34 
JT’ 
* y o 
6 p. m . 
47-5 
52.8 
121 . 8 
108.7 
2.17 
3-46 
i -73 
2.77 
•44 
.69 
8 p. m . 
46.4 
52.0 
127.3 
113*4 
1-34 
2.19 
1.03 
1.71 
• 3 i 
.48 
10 p. m . 
45 *o 
50*3 
126.7 
116.2 
1.05 
i -45 
.88 
1.18 
•17 
.27 
12 midn. 
43 -° 
49-7 
126.5 
116.1 
.80 
1.40 
•65 
1.10 
•15 
•30 
July 21. 
2 a. m. 
41.2 
47-9 
128.9 
120.9 
.90 
i- 5 i 
.66 
*•°5 
.24 
.46 
4 a. m. 
dl . 7 
4.6.7 
128.7 
no. 5 
. 72 
1 . 61 
. 46 
.98 
.26 
•63 
6 a. m . 
44.2 
48. I 
123-5 
7 J 
116.5 
/ 
*• *5 
1.80 
.89 
7 
1.21 
.26 
•59 
