. The American farmer's encyclopedia and dictionary of rural affairs : embracing all the most recent discoveries in agricultural chemistry. Agriculture; Agricultural chemistry. VEGETABLE CHEMISTRY. VEGETABLE CHEMISTRY. Grain of straw of Potash - . - . Wheat. VVhOTt. 2-25 lb8. 0 an lbs. Soda - - - - - 'i-lO 0-29 Lirne - - - - - 0 96 2-10 Mannesia - - - ()-9n 0 32 Aliiriiiiia, with a trace of iron 0 6 0 90 Silii-3 4 00 as 70 S'llphiirir . - - OSO Phosphoric acid . - - 0 40 1'70 Chlorine - - - - 010 030 . — U-77 1bB. 3518 lbs. 2. Of the Jsh of Barley.—A thousand pounds of the graiti o
. The American farmer's encyclopedia and dictionary of rural affairs : embracing all the most recent discoveries in agricultural chemistry. Agriculture; Agricultural chemistry. VEGETABLE CHEMISTRY. VEGETABLE CHEMISTRY. Grain of straw of Potash - . - . Wheat. VVhOTt. 2-25 lb8. 0 an lbs. Soda - - - - - 'i-lO 0-29 Lirne - - - - - 0 96 2-10 Mannesia - - - ()-9n 0 32 Aliiriiiiia, with a trace of iron 0 6 0 90 Silii-3 4 00 as 70 S'llphiirir . - - OSO Phosphoric acid . - - 0 40 1'70 Chlorine - - - - 010 030 . — U-77 1bB. 3518 lbs. 2. Of the Jsh of Barley.—A thousand pounds of the graiti of barley (two-rowed, Hnrdeum dis- tichon) leave '23^ lbs., and of the ripe dry straw 52-t2 lbs. of ash. This ash consists of— Potash Soda - Lime - - - Magnesia Alumina OxiHe of iron Oxide of manganese Silica - Sulphuric acid Phosphoric acid - Cl>loriiie Grain. 2-78 lbs. 290 106 1-80 0 25 a trace. 11-82 0-59 210 0 19 93-491 hg. 52-42 1 lis straw. 1-80 lbs. 0-48 5-54 0 76 1-46 0 14 0-20 38-.'j6 118 1-60 0-70 3. Of the Ash of Oats.—In 1000 lbs. of the grain of the oat are contained about 26 lbs., and of the dry straw about 57| lbs., of inorgamc matter, consisting of—(see next column) Potash Soda - - Mannesia Alumina Oxide of iron of manganese Silica - Sulphuric acid Phosphoric acid - Chlorine. 4. Of the Jsh of Rye.—The weight of ash con- tained in 1000 lbs. of the grain of rye is 10^ lbs., and of the straw 28 lbs. This ash consists of— Potash - - - -} Soda i Lime - - . - - Magnesia - - - - Alumina . , - Oxide of iron . - - Oxide of manganese - Silica Sulphuric acid - - • Phiisphoric acid - - - Chlorine .... 5 32 lbs. 5 0-32 lbs. lo-n 1-22 1-78 0-44 012 0-24 7^ 0-42 ]? 025 0-34 164 22-97 0 2^ 1 70 0-46 0 51 009 017 10-40 lbs. -27-93 lbs. 5. Of the Jsh of Beans, Peas, and Vetches.—The ash of the seed and straw of the field bean, the field pea, and the common vetch {Viria saliva), dried in the air, contains in 1000 lbs. the several inorganic compoun
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