EFFECT OF NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS. 137 
composition of the “ good” corn —the hard, merchantable 
ears — with the “ poor ” corn — the soft ears and “ nubbins,’— 
showed that in the crops from all the plots the percentage of 
protein was higher in the “poor” corn than it was in the 
“ good” corn. The reason for the higher percentage of pro- 
tein in the immatured kernels appears to be that the normal 
amount of starch was not formed in them, while considerable 
protein was present, so that the amount of protein was rela- 
tively large. The seeds in crops from the nothing plots were 
upon composition of corn (gratin), 


AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF PROXIMATE CONSTITUENTS IN CORN (GRAIN) 
CALCULATED ON WATER FREE SUBSTANCE. 


| Plot No 
Protein. Fat. oes ar | Fiber, | Ash. 
| | 
Per cent. Per cent. Percent. | Percent, | Per cent. 
5 Sage OS 5-43 80.06 | 1-64" 2) tog2 0, 00, 000 
II.g2 EAT 79.40 | 1.69 | 1.68 I (and A) 
11.38 ey, 79.93 / 139075 74 1.72 2 (and B) 
10.49 5.21 80.97 ' 657 | 1.65 3 (and C) 
11.98 5.61 79.07 | oY L274 4 (and D) 
1 ae 5.43 80.68 | 5005.) e791 hoot E) 
/ | | 6, 6a, 64, 
£3.03 5.76 80.73 | 1.66 | 1 Wa &- 6c (and F) 
10.80 5677 | 80.16 | 1.56 | 1.71 | 7 
| 
I1.50 6.12 78.98 | 1.64 1.76 | 8 
| 
12.07 6.02 78.46 1.62 1.83 9 
| 
10.28 6.37 79.86 1.68 | ord | 10 
10.60 6.63 79.20 | 1.68 | 1.89 II 
11.68 6.50 | 78.30 1.60 | 1.92 12 
| | 
9.93 6.33 79.88 1.94 | 1.92 13 
9.34 5.46 - 81.66 Toon 1266" ba 14 
