|
CONSTITUENTS FROM ONE BUSHEL OF WHEAT. |
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| | | | |
|Nitrogen.|Phosphoric| Potash. | Lime. |
| | Acid. | | |
| | | | |
+---------+----------+---------+---------+
| | | | |
Flour. | 0.739 | 0.092 | 0.054 | 0.013 |
Middlings. | 0.105 | 0.064 | 0.024 | 0.002 |
Shipstuff. | 0.056 | 0.044 | 0.021 | 0.003 |
Bran. | 0.228 | 0.251 | 0.083 | 0.012 |
+---------+----------+---------+---------+
Totals. | 1.118 | 0.454 | 0.182 | 0.030 |
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Or we may express the results in another form, the amount contained in
one ton of straw, and the products of 30 bushels of wheat, which may
be reckoned as an average crop, expressing the amounts in pounds as
follows:


AMOUNTS OF SELECTED CONSTITUENTS IN THIRTY
BUSHELS OF WHEAT AND ITS PROPORTION OF
STRAW.
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| | | | |
|Nitrogen.|Phosphoric| Potash. | Lime. |