REPORT OF THE CHEMIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The increase in the albuminoids and the decrease in the non-albuminoids clearly 

 indicate the greater feeding value of the dry matter in the crop of the two last cut- 

 tings. The similarity in composition, in respect to these compounds, of the dry matter 

 of the first and second cuttings is marked, and the same feature is noticeable in the 

 case of the third and fourth cuttings. 



After a consideration of the amount of dry matter, that of the true albuminoids is 

 of first importance from the feeding standpoint. We, therefore, have constructed the 

 following tabular scheme to show the amounts of these flesh-forming constituents per 

 acre as obtained from the data of the two plans of cutting, given in tables I. and II. : — 



Clover — Albuminoids — Pounds por Acre. 



These corroborate the inference already made, that the greater amount of food 

 constituents was produced by the clover that had been cut four times in the season. 



Table I. — Clover and Alfalfa Experiment, 1901. 

 Weight of Crop, Dry Matter and Protein, per Acre. 



