([37]) 3 lbs. of rape-cake, ¾ lb. malt combs, ¾ lb. bran, steamed together with a sufficient quantity of straw.
SECTION IX.—ANALYSES OF THE ASHES OF PLANTS.
(Extracted from the Author's "Chemistry of Agriculture.")
Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.
| Rape Seed. | Flax. | Peas. | Kidney Beans. | White Turnip Seed. | Turnip Bulb (Swede). | Cucumber. | Mangel Wurtzel Seed. | Potatoes (tubers). | Hop Flowers. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalk. | Seed. | ||||||||||
| Potash | 25·18 | 34·96 | 32·55 | 43·09 | 36·83 | 21·91 | 39·82 | 47·52 | 16·08 | 35·15 | 19·41 |
| Soda | ... | ... | 2·51 | ... | 18·40 | 1·23 | 10·86 | ... | 6·86 | 5·77 | 0·70 |
| Lime | 12·91 | 15·87 | 9·45 | 4·77 | 7·75 | 17·40 | 12·75 | 6·31 | 13·42 | 2·14 | 14·15 |
| Magnesia | 11·39 | 3·68 | 16·23 | 8·06 | 6·33 | 8·74 | 4·68 | 4·26 | 15·22 | 2·69 | 5·34 |
| Sesquioxide of Iron | 0·62 | 4·84 | 0·38 | ... | 2·24 | 1·95 | 0·89 | ... | 0·40 | 1·79 | 2·41 |
| " of Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sulphuric Acid | 0·53 | 4·99 | 1·43 | 0·44 | 3·96 | 7·10 | 13·15 | 4·60 | 3·64 | 3·29 | 8·28 |
| Muriatic Acid | 0·11 | ... | ... | 1·96 | ... | ... | 3·68 | ... | ... | ... | 2·26 |
| Carbonic Acid | 2·20 | 13·39 | ... | ... | ... | 0·82 | ... | ... | 13·85 | 17·14 | 11·01 |
| Phosphoric Acid | 45·95 | 8·48 | 35·99 | 40·56 | 11·60 | 40·17 | 6·69 | 18·03 | 13·35 | 20·70 | 14·64 |
| Silica | 1·11 | 5·60 | 1·46 | 0·79 | 4·09 | 0·67 | 7·05 | 7·12 | 1·86 | 3·00 | 18·56 |
| Chloride of Potassium | ... | 7·65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4·19 | ... | 1·84 | ... |
| Chloride of Sodium | ... | 0·54 | ... | ... | 2·80 | ... | ... | 9·06 | 15·30 | 6·49 | 2·95 |
| Total | 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 | 99·67 | 100·00 | 99·99 | 99·57 | 100·09 | 99·98 | 100·00 | 99·71 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 4·51 | 5·00 | 3·05 | 5·21 | 0·68 | 3·98 | 7·60 | 0·63 | 6·58 | 6·05 | |
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The number marked with an asterisk refers to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.
| Cauliflowers. | Hopeton Oats (Grain). | Potato Oats (Grain). | Husks of Potato Oats. | Rye. | Hay. | Grasses (in flower). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain. | Straw. | Bromus erectus. | Lolium perenne. | Annual Ryegrass. | Avena flavesceus. | ||||||
| Potash | 34·39 | 20·65 | }31·56 | 2·23 | 31·76 | 17·36 | 20·80 | 20·33 | 24·67 | 28·99 | 36·06 |
| Soda | 14·79 | ... | 8·97 | 4·45 | 0·31 | 10·85 | ... | ... | 0·87 | 0·73 | |
| Lime | 2·96 | 10·28 | 5·32 | 4·30 | 2·92 | 9·06 | 8·24 | 10·38 | 9·64 | 6·82 | 7·98 |
| Magnesia | 2·38 | 7·82 | 8·69 | 2·35 | 10·13 | 2·41 | 4·01 | 4·99 | 2·85 | 2·59 | 3·07 |
| Sesquioxide of Iron | 1·69 | 3·85 | 0·88 | 0·32 | 0·82 | 1·36 | 1·83 | 0·26 | 0·21 | 0·28 | 2·40 |
| " of Manganese | ... | 0·42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sulphuric Acid | 11·16 | ... | ... | 4·30 | 1·46 | 0·83 | 2·11 | 5·46 | 5·20 | 3·45 | 4·00 |
| Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0·46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Carbonic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0·68 | 0·55 | 0·49 | ... | ... |
| Phosphoric Acid | 27·85 | 50·44 | 49·19 | 0·66 | 47·29 | 3·82 | 15·43 | 7·53 | 8·73 | 10·07 | 9·31 |
| Silica | 1·92 | 4·40 | 1·87 | 74·18 | 0·17 | 64·50 | 30·01 | 38·48 | 27·13 | 41·79 | 35·20 |
| Chloride of Potassium | ... | 1·03 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10·63 | 13·80 | ... | ... |
| Chloride of Sodium | 2·86 | ... | 0·35 | 2·39 | ... | ... | 5·09 | 1·38 | 7·25 | 5·11 | 1·25 |
| Total | 100·00 | 98·89 | 97·86 | 99·70 | 100·00 | 100·11 | 99·05 | 99·99 | 99·97 | 99·97 | 100·00 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 0·71 | 2·22 | 2·30 | 2·60 | 5·21 | 7·54 | 6·45 | 5·20 | |||
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