Elementary Agriculture of Tennessee, With Practical Artithmetic
The book Elementary Agriculture of Tennessee, With Practical Artithmetic was written by author Hatch, Kirk Lester, 1871- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of Elementary Agriculture of Tennessee, With Practical Artithmetic book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Elementary Agriculture of Tennessee, With Practical Artithmetic a good or bad book?
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Experimental Study of Foods. 1. Starch and sugar are pure carbohydrates. Get some samples of these, label them and start a collec- tion of carbohydrates. Add to this collection samples of foods rich in sugar and starch. Corn, wheat, rye, barley, mixed hay, silage, and all kinds of straw may be classed as carbohydrate foods. Place these sam- ples in bottles and label them properly. 2. To test seeds for starch, pulverize the seeds, boil them in water for some time, and soak a piece of cot- ton cl...oth in the water. Take out the cloth, dry, and iron it. Is it stiff or ''starchy" ? If so, where did the starch come from? 3. Test corn,, oats, wheat and rye for starch. Pul- verize a few seeds, pour over them a little boiling water, let stand a short time, and add a drop of iodine. io6 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE If the seeds contain starch, the water will suddenly turn blue or black. This is a very delicate and pretty experiment. 4. Many seeds contain sugar, for which every one knows the simplest test.
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