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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Composition and Valuations of American Feeding Stuffs.* 



Feeding Stuffs. 



Green Fodder. 



Norfolk ^Vhite Maize. . .. 



Southern White Maizo. . . 



Hungarian grass, early bios 



" " in full <' 



Hay. 



Timothy, well headed out. 



" in full blossom. . 



" out of blossom. . 



" nearly ripe 



Red clover, just before bios 

 " in full blossom. . 

 " nearly out of bios 



" nearly ripe 



Hungarian, heads part. filled 

 " hoadsdevel., seeds soft 



" nearly ripe 



Norfolk White Maize 



Southern White Maize 



Salt Marsh Hay, 



Better quality mixed 



Black Grass 



Rush Salt Grass 



Coarse Salt Marsh Grass .... 

 Fresh Marsh Hay. 



Bog hay — cut in June 



" " August. . . 



Weeds. 

 Whitowoed, (Ox-eye Daisy). 



Buttercups 



Beach Pea Vines 



Straw and Cobs. 



Rye 



Buckwheat 



Corn cobs 



Grains and Fruits, 



Barley feed 



Rice feed 



Oats, No. 1, White 



Oats 



Corn, N. E. Yellow, 8-rowed 



*' King Philip 



" Mass. White Flint 



" Mass. Red Flint 



" Early Dutton 



'• Sweet 



" Western Yellow 



" Southern White 



Apples 



p.c. 



85.7 



8). 7 



5.0 



75.0 



r2.5 

 12.0 

 1'2.5 

 12.5 

 14.3 

 14.3 

 14.3 

 14.3 

 16.7 

 16 7 

 16.7 

 25.0 

 25.0 



10.0 



10.0 

 10.0 

 12.5 



10.0 

 10.0 



10.9 



8.2 

 7.9 



12.1 



9.9 

 15.1 

 11.2 

 12.4 

 12.7 



y.8 



10.2 

 12.0 

 8.1 

 10.8 

 13.0 

 12.7 

 83.2 



Money 

 Value. 



(9 



ft. 



ca o 

 — o 



$ 



0.09 



0.11 



0.19 



0.16 



0.62 

 0.52 

 0.51 

 0.50 

 0.67 

 0.64 

 0.63 

 0.56 

 0.64 

 0.52 

 0.48 

 0.58| 

 0.49 



ag 

 c3a 



0.14 

 0.17 

 0.30 

 0.25 



0.97 

 0.81 

 0.80 

 0.78 

 1.05 

 1.00 

 0.98 

 0.87 

 1.00 

 0.81 

 0.75 

 0.90 

 0.76 



0.54 0.84 



0.54 0.84 



0.48 0.75 



0.48 0.74 



* These analyses were made by Profs. Johnson, Atwater and Storer, and Mr. Sharp- 

 less. 



