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Table V .—Daily 'variation of water , dry matter , and carbohydrates in the leaves of Pride 
of Saline corn and Dwarf milo at Garden City , Kans ., August I and 2 , igi 6 
PERCENTAGE OF THE CONSTITUENTS 
Period ending — 
Dry matter. 
Water. 
Total sugars. 
Nonreducing 
sugars. 
Reducing 
sugars. 
Corn. 
Milo. 
1 
Com. 
Milo. 
Com. 
Milo. 
Corn. 
Milo. 
Corn. 
Milo. 
Aug. I. 
i 
i 
! 
6 a. m. 
28.5 
3 2 *7 
7*-5 
67-3 
1 • 52 
2.38 
1.12 
1.89 
0.40 
O.49 
8 a. m . 
29.7 
34-4 
7 o -3 
65.6 
3*49 
3*33 
3* 2 3 
2-45 
. .26 
.88 
io a. m . 
3 r -4 
35.3 
68.6 
64.2 
5*17 
5.20 
4*58 
3*93 
•59 
1.27 
12 m. 
3 2 • 5 
37-4 
6 7-5 
62.6 
6*33 
6.52 
5.21 
5*09 
I . 12 
i -43 
2 p. m . 
33 -i 
38.2 
66.9 
61.8 
5.68 
5.62 
4.71 
4*65 
•97 
•97 
4 P-m . 
3 1 • 1 
37*7 
68.9 
62.3 
5.38 
6.68 
4*74 
5-*4 
.64 
i -54 
6 p. m . 
29.4 
36.1 
70.6 
639 
5*49 
5*45 
4.87 
4*63 
.62 
.82 
8 p. m. 
28.9 
34-8 
71. I 
65.2 
1.80 
3 - 7 i 
1.22 
2.70 
.58 
1.01 
io p. m . 
27.7 
33*9 
7 2 -3 
66.1 
3-39 
3*39 
2.77 
2.58 
.62 
.81 
12 midn. 
26. 7 
3 2 -3 
73-3 
67.7 
2.88 
3*24 
2.03 
2.02 
.85 
1.22 
Aug. 2. 
2 a. m . 
26.8 
32.2 
73 - 2 
67.8 
2.64 
3*35 
i *95 
2.20 
.69 
4 a. m . 
27.2 
21.2 
72.8 
68.8 
2.20 
1.72 
. *8 
6 a. m . 
27.1 
u 
32.6 
72.9 
68.4 
3.01 
3*47 
2*33 
2.38 
.68 
1.09 
GRAMS OF CONSTITUENTS PER SQUARE METER OF LEAF 
Aug. 1. 
! 
1 
j 
6 a. m. 
49.1 
50.8 
123.3 
IO4.7 
o -75 
1.21 
i 0.55 
0.96 
0.20 
0.25 
8 a. m. 
50.0 
53-4 
118.6 
102.0 
1.74 
1.78 
I 1.61 
I * 3 I 
•13 
•47 
10 a. m. 
5!-4 
55-7 
112.4 
99.9 
2.66 
2.90 
2.36 
2.19 
•30 
• 7 i 
12 m. 
5 i -3 
58.3 
106.9 
97-9 
3-25 
3.80 
2.68 
2.97 
•57 
.83 
2 p. m. 
5 r -4 
61.0 
104.2 
99.0 
2.92 
3-43 
2.42 
2.84 
•50 
•59 
4 P- m . 
5 i -7 
61.5 
115.0 
102.0 
2.78 
4.11 
2.45 
3.16 
•33 
•95 
6 p. m. 
5 1 - 0 
60.2 
122.7 
106.6 
2.80 
3.28 
2.48 
2.79 
•32 
•49 
8 p. m. 
50.2 
58.0 
123.7 
108.7 
.90 
2.15 
.61 
I -57 
.29 
.58 
10 p. m. 
49.1 
57-8 
128.6 
112.7 
1.66 
1.96 
1.36 
1.49 
•30 
•47 
12 midn. 
47-7 
55-6 
1 3 1 - 1 
116.6 
i -37 
1.80 
! -97 
1.12 
.40 
.68 
Aug. 2. 
2 a. m. 
47-3 
54*9 
129.2 
115.6 
I -25 
1.84 
1 
.92 
1.21 
•33 
•63 
4 a. m. 
46.6 
C2 - I 
124.9 
115.0 
1.07 
.80 
l 
?27 
6 a. m. 
47 -i 
J 
54*2 
127.2 
J v 
117.4 
1.42 
1.88 
1.10 
1.29 
• / 
•32 
•59 
