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vines caused, undoubtedly, by the excessive rainfall; the oats had been 

 headed out fully ten days. Before cutting samples were taken from 

 four representative areas each two feet square ; the plants of each species 

 were separated into groups, weighed, photographed and turned over to the 

 chemist for analysis. The number of plants of each species on these 

 sixteen square feet was as follows, oats 61. peas 08, ra])e .55. and corn 

 22, and their weights were, oats 10.0 lbs., peas 4.2 lbs., rape 2.75 lbs., and 

 corn .5 lbs. Illustration No. 3 shows this sample. 



The total weight of succotash cut from this area of .104 acre was 

 3991.5 lbs., equivalent to 12 10 tons per acre. The crop would have been 

 cut and fed earlier had it not been for the exceedingly wet weather. The 

 clover did not make sufficient growth by the time of this cutting to be 

 included in the crop. The later groAvth of the clover was seriously im- 

 peded by the smothering of the lodged crop but the heavy rainfall fol- 

 lowing on the other hand was favorable to it. By October 1st the clover 

 and rajie plants were a foot high. During this period of growth ex- 

 tending from May 1st to July 17th, sevenly-seven days, the total rain- 

 fall was 17.29 in, distributed as follows. May 5.17 in., June 7.47 in., and 

 Julv 1st to 17th 4.05 in. This is nearlv double the average rainfall for 

 these three months. 



The analyses of the 1905 samples were furnished by Mr. A. J. Patten, 

 Station Chemist. The following is the result from the analysis of the 

 samples from the first seeding of this year: 



Air Dry Basis. Fresh Basis. 



Moisture 7.85% 89.90% 



Ash 8.78 0.90 



Total protein 11.94 1.31 



Ether extract 2.70 0.30 



Crude fiber 32.27 3.54 



Nitrogen, free extract 30.40 3.99 



Report of second solving, third year, 1905. 



This, the second part of the 1905 crop, was sown under the conditions 

 already described, on ^lay 20th, on ground j)lanted to roots in 190 1, top 

 dressed in April, 1905, and then fitted for seeding with disk and harrow 

 without plowing. The lower portion of this seeding was destroyed by 

 the early June flood but the uninjured part on the highland comprised 

 .32 of an acre, or a trifle less than one-third. On Jul}' 27th sam])k's were 

 taken from four representative areas including 10 sq. ft. From this area 

 the following numbers of plants were secured, viz. : corn 74, peas 82, 

 oats 43 and rape 10; the Aveights of these groups of plants on this date 

 were corn 0.9 lbs., peas 1.7 lbs., oats 4.3 lbs. and rape .3 lbs. Later de- 

 velopments showed a greater number of rape plants man^' of which 

 were too small to be included in the sample. 



The cutting of this second sowing began July 22nd, sixty-two days 

 from the date of sowing and was com{)leted August 11th. The total 

 amount of green food removed was 8285 lbs. from the .32 ac. At this 

 rate the yield would be 12.02 tons per acre. The relative development 

 of the various species in this sample is shown in illustration 4. 



