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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXXI, No. 12 
Table III .—Ash of Sunflower plants 
No. 
Stage 
Number in hill 
Distance apart in 
rows 
Mineral content expressed in 
cent of pure ash 
per 
Mineral content expressed in per cent of 
anhydrous material 
T3 
s « 
*0 
0 r ~x 
d 
to 
a 
2 
CaO 
*0 
O 
CM 
Oh 
O 
M 
MgO 
Inorganic 
sulphur 
0 
£ 
T3 
£ « 
OJq 
d 
a 
s 
CaO 
O 
8 
MgO 
' 
Inorganic 
sulphur 
Total sul¬ 
phur 
11005. 
1 
1 
Ins. 
8 
0.944 
0.750 
14.29 
4.021 
40.21 
2.220 
0.534 
0.580 
0.136 
0.108 
2.060 
5.800 
0.320 
0.077 
0.294 
2 
1 
8 
1.200 
1.436 
16.36 
4.279 38.61 
4.556 
.699 
.524 
.147 
.176 
2.006 
4.731 
.558 
.086 
.280 
3 
1 
8 
1.546 
.942 
18.67 
3.800 36.20 
4 562 
.696 
.516 
.210 
.128 
2.536 
4.918 
.620 
.094 
.270 
4 
1 
8 
1.076 
.981 
16.30 
3.879 
33.36 
4.483 
.531 
.495 
.134 
.122 
2.028 
4.154 
.558 
.066 
.204 
5 
1 
8 
1.065 
1.121 
15.90 
3.621 
27.48 
5.160 
.507 
.459 
.135 
.142 
2.016 
3.480 
.654 
.064 
.278 
11008. 
1 
1 
24 
1.220 
.882 
16.18 
3.942 
34.82 
5.010 
.582 
.608 
.188 
.136 
2.492 
5.370 
.772 
.090 
.408 
2 
1 
24 
1.369 
.828 
19.13 
5.056 
33.91 
5.040 
.860 
.720 
.195 
.118 
2.724 
4.835 
.718 
.122 
.324 
3 
1 
24 
.915 
1.409 
19.82 
4.592 
36.29 
5.130 
.582 
.567 
.113 
.174 
2.448 
4.480 
.572 
.072 
.306 
4 
1 
24 
.848 
1.457 
19.15 
4.816 
34 50 
3.990 
.631 
.562 
.099 
.170 
2.234 
4.025 
.466 
.074 
.280 
5 
1 
24 
.852 
1.387 
19.66 
5.760 
33.11 
4.834 
.862 
.656 
.097 
.158 
2.238 
3.770 
.550 
.098 
.326 
11010 . 
1 
1 
42 
1.026 
.482 
26.83 
4.228 
35.55 
4.740 
.685 
.701 
.170 
.080 
4.448 
5.896 
.786 
.113 
.250 
2 
1 
42 
.934 
.700 
26.20 
4 680 
38.58 
3.308 
.906 
.682 
.136 
.102 
3.818 
5.620 
.482 
.132 
.266 
3 
1 
42 
1.192 
.966 
24.90 
5.475 
36.01 
3.333 
.862 
.880 
.148 
.120 
3.092 
4.476 
.414 
.107 
.218 
4 
1 
42 
1.422 
.677 
22.50 
5.418 
40.75 
2.708 
1.002 
.640 
.168 
.080 
2.660 
4.818 
.320 
.118 
.234 
5 
1 
42 
1.625 
.877 
26.83 
6.327 
34 60 
8.510 
.804 
.635 
.163 
.088 
2.692 
3.472 
.854 
.081 
.182 
11011 . 
1 
2 
42 
1. 516 
1.006 
22.46 
4 610 
38.30 5.140 
.823 
.678 
.223 
.148 
3.304 
5.636 
.756 
.121 
.220 
2 
2 
42 
1.284 
.549 
19.20 
4960 
39.70 4 040 
.921 
.668 
.173 
.074 
2.586 
5.348 
.544 
.124 
.456 
3 
2 
42 
1.235 
1.364 
18.28 
5.008 
38.80 5.940 
.870 
.580 
.143 
.158 
2.118 
4.496 
.688 
.101 
.260 
4 
2 
42 
1.036 
.811 
20.33 
5.108 
38.80 
4 622 
.835 
.592 
.120 
.094 
2.358 
4.498 
.536 
.097 
.224 
5 
2 
42 
1.256 
1.006 
20.46 
5.658 
39.11 
7.250 
.796 
.540 
.120 
. 096 
1.954 
3.736 
.692 
.076 
.218 
11002_ 
1 
3 
42 
1.158 
.722 
25.48 
4.140 
34.94 
5.152 
.919 
.654 
.183 
.114 
4.022 
5.520 
.814 
.145 
.330 
2 
3 
42 
.935 
.833 
20.58 
4 467 
38.80 
4 505 
.845 
.569 
.119 
.106 
2.620 
4.940 
.574 
.107 
.332 
3 
3 
42 
1.079 
.933 
18.10 
4.850 
41.28 
4840 
.723 
.661 
.147 
.134 
2.466 
5.622 
.660 
.098 
:306 
4 
3 
42 
1.041 
.740 
15.81 
5.260 
34.48 
4500 
.740 
.682 
.135 
.096 
2.050 
4.472 
.584 
.096 
.280 
5 
3 
42 
1.005 
.826 
19.16 
5.480 
33.35 
4165 
.741 
.610 
.112 
.092 
2.134 
3.715 
.464 
.082 
.306 
11013. 
1 
4 
42 
1.515 
1.212 
20.79 
6.150 
48.05 
7.175 
1.171 
.629 
.155 
.124 
2.126 
4.918 
.734 
.120 
.174 
2 
4 
42 
1.332 
.539 
16.75 
5.900 
38.65 
6.120 
.996 
.744 
.168 
.068 
2.112 
4.876 
.772 
.126 
.242 
3 
4 
42 
1.272 
.982 
18.40 
5.120 
40.65 
5.520 
.926 
.688 
.171 
.132 
2.472 
5.464 
.742 
.124 
.228 
4 
4 
42 
1.483 
1.011 
18.46 
6.060 
39.38 
2.629 
.978 
.719 
.176 
.120 
2.190 
4 674 
.312 
.116 
.220 
5 
4 
42 
1.138 
.903 
20.00 
5.905 
40.61 
3.970 
.730 
.628 
.121 
.096 
2.128 
4.320 
.422 
.078 
.170 
% 
5-5 ^ 
K_ 
rt — 
10 
* 
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Fig. 1.—Percentage composition of sunflowers, expressed on the anhydrous basis for the different 
systems of planting. (Fifth stage only.) A=K20; B=CaO; C=N; D=MgO; E—P2O5; 
F=other elements 
