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On September 13th the Waushakum corn in another part of the 
field was pronounced ripe and fit to cut. It was at this time much 
riper than it has been used to being cut for crop, at least a week. 
While our analyses do not strictly define at what time the corn plant 
ceases to feed from the soil, yet, if we note the variations between in- 
dividual plants collected the same day, we may suspect that the plant 
absorbed but little ash after September 8, possibly September 1, and 
that the differences noted may be ascribed to individual variations, and 
the difficulties of sampling. Thus: 
Largest single plant of each gathering. 
Wt. green. Wt. dry. Per cent ash. Total ash in dry. 
Grammes. Dry. Green. Grammes. 
August 18........ 1014 142 4,41 .618 6.26 
POR UR Os... vs «- 1265 Ly ean OL 702 8.88 
September 1...... 1325 226.3 5.03 859 11.38 
September ‘8...... 1185 COO feo. 00 .870 10.30 
September 15...... 1282 ofa fy 3 pom at carers Pa Mpg a iS 9,22 
September 23...... 1276 395 2.07 .858 10.94 
Smallest plant of each gathering. 
AUGUSE TS... 5... caro 98.5 4.37 .618 4,30 
August 25........ 847 (134 4.73 .788 6.33 
September 1...... 684 149 4.37 954 6.51 
September 8...... 988 224 3.74 859 8.37 
September 15...... 811 201 4.78 1,185 9.60 
September 23...... 845 271 Sedd | VTL0R3 8.64 
This latter method of comparing the largest and the smallest stalks, 
the extremes, in fact, seems the better way of overcoming the difficul- 
ties that meet us, and hence by uniting the two figures of the table we 
have a table which indicates that the corn ceases to feed to any great 
extent certainly after glazing has well commenced. Thus, the total 
. ash in grammes is: 
Aug. 18, Aug, 25, Sept.1. Sept. 8 Sept. 15. Sept. 23. 
Largest stalk........ 6-26. 8-88 11-38 10-30 9-22 10-94 
Smallest stalk........ 4-30 6-33 6-51 8-37 9-60 8-64 
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ECAC class hse 5-28 7-60 8-94 9-33 9-41 9-79 
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SuGAR IN CORN STALKS, 
September 15, one hill, six kernels planted, eight stalks harvested 
of Waushakum corn, was brought to the laboratory for the determi- 
nation of the sugar in the juice. 
Weight of the stalks and tassels................. 4 lbs. 13 ozs. 
WR ERC SOBT, COLT )e.2e5cs eicle cies ieyyo ied nose en oe © 8 Ibs. 15 9-16 ozs. 
Weight of foliage, shucks, etc.....s.e...0.. 20s 7 lbs. 7 3-8 ozs. 
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Green weight of the eight stalks........... 16 lbs. 61-2 ozs. 
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