38.00
Water, expelled at 212 51.50
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99.48
Total nitrogen in plant 0.71
Total albuminous, or flesh-producing compounds 4.51
Total respiratory, or heat and fat-producing compounds 8.83
Total ash 4.06
The ash contains in 100 parts:--
Potash 20.00
Phosphoric acid 8.72
[+ Containing nitrogen 0.445]

If the large per-centage of water be deducted, the dry, nutritive
matters can then be more readily compared with the amount of the same
substances in other feeding articles:--

_Composition of 100 parts of furze dried at 212 deg.. Matters soluble in
water in the dry furze._

[*] Albuminous compounds 3.47
Respiratory elements 16.15
Ash 1.71
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Total matters soluble in water 21.33
[* Containing nitrogen 0.546]

_Matters insoluble in water in the dry furze._

Oil 4.41
[+] Albuminous compounds 5.84
Respiratory elements 2.06
Woody fibre 59.38
Ash 6.66
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Total matters insoluble in water 78.35
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99.68

Total nitrogen in dry furze 1.46
Total albuminous compounds 9.13
Total respiratory elements 18.20
Total ash 8.36
[+ Containing nitrogen 0.917]

_Composition of ash per cent._

Potash