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Table VIII .—Daily variation of water , dry matter , and carbohydrates in the leaves of 
Pride of Saline corn , at Manhattan , Kans., July j and 4, IQIQ 
PERCENTAGE OF THE CONSTITUENTS 
Period ending— 
Dry matter. 
Water. 
Total sug¬ 
ars. 
Nonreduc¬ 
ing sugars. 
Reducing 
sugars. 
Starch.« 
July 3- 
7 a. m . 
20.6 
79-4 
0.71 
O.25 
O.42 
17.84 
9 a. m. 
21.2 
78.8 
I. OI 
•31 
•65 
18.72 
11 a. m . 
22.5 
77-5 
2.00 
1. II 
•79 
19-75 
1 p. m . 
23-4 
76.6 
3*44 
2.34 
.90 
21.12 
3 P-m. 
24-5 
75-5 
4*59 
3*54 
.81 
22.34 
SP-m. 
24-3 
75-7 
5-92 
4*23 
1.41 
22.85 
7 P* m . 
24.2 
75-8 
S*i 4 
3.22 
1.68 
22.22 
23.6 
76.4 
3-47 
1.77 
1.05 
23 - r 3 
11 p. m. 
21.9 
78.1 
1.99 
1.19 
.70 
23.29 
July 4. 
i a. m. 
20.7 
79-3 
1.60 
1.04 
.48 
2I.6l 
3 a. m. 
19.8 
80.2 
.60 
.28 
.29 
20. l8 
5 a. m. 
19.0 
81.0 
I * 5 I 
1.02 
.40 
19.88 
GRAMS OF CONSTITUENTS PER SQUARE METER OF DEAF 
July 3- 
7a.m . 
39-3 
152.2 
0.28 
0.09 
0.16 
7.01 
9 a. m. 
40.3 
149-9 
.40 
.12 
.26 
7-54 
11 a. m. 
42.3 
146.1 
-8S 
•47 
•33 
8-35 
1 p. m . 
43-9 
143-9 
i-5i 
1-03 
•39 
9.27 
3P-m . 
45-3 
140.3 
2.08 
1.60 
•37 
10.12 
5P-m . 
45-5 
142.4 
2.69 
1.92 
.64 
10.34 
7 P- m . 
45-3 
142.6 
2-33 
1.46 
.76 
10.07 
9 p- m . 
44-7 
145.2 
*•55 
•79 
.46 
10.33 
11 p. m . 
43-o 
153-8 
.85 
•5i 
•30 
10.01 
July 4- 
i a. m . 
42.2 
162.5 
.67 
•44 
.20 
9.12 
3 a. m. 
40.0 
166.0 
.24 
. 11 
.12 
8.07 
5 a. m . 
40.6 
173-3 
.61 
.41 
.16 
8.07 
a The term “starch" as here used includes, besides the starch, the pentosans and other insoluble carbo¬ 
hydrates that undergo conversion into reducing sugars on boiling with hydrochloric acid according to the 
official method of acid hydrolysis for the estimation of starch. 
