Nc. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



927 



Average Composition of Feediug Stuffs. 



Sdiliim Fiiddtr. 



Corn — dent, cut be- 

 fore glazing, 



Cow pea 



Crimson cl iver (just 

 heading),* 



Crimson clover (full 

 bloom) , * 



Oats 



Orchard grass in 

 bloom,* 



Pasture grass,* 



Red clover 



Rye 



Soja bean, 



Silage. 



Corn silage — kernels 

 glazing or more 

 mature 



Red clover 



Hay, Straw, Etc. 



Alfalfa hay, 



Corn fodder— field 



cured, 



Corn stovtT*— field 



curtd 



Clover hay— red, ... 

 Hungarian grass, 



hay.* 



Mixed meadow 



grass hay,* 



Mixed hay 



Oat straw, 



Orchard grass hay. 



Red top hay, 



Rye straw 



Timothy hay 



Wheat straw, 



Rants and Tuhers. 



Grain. 



Barley. 



Buckwheat 



Corn— dent 



Corn — flint 



Corn— sweet 



Oats 



Pea."?, 



Rye 



Pfirghum .=;oed 



Wheat— spring 



Wheat — winter 



Wheat —winter 

 raised in Pennsyl- 

 vania, 



Percentage Composition. 



B 





11 



12 

 10 



16.0 



14.3 



9.2 



9.9 



9 , 8.9 



7 7.1 



68 13.2 



7 9.6 



Carrots 8 



Mangel wurzels, .. 9 



Potatoes 12 



Rutabagas , 4 



Sugar beets 19 



Turnips, 3 



10 

 8 

 86 

 68 

 26 

 30 



10.9 

 12.6 



6 



]0 



13 



262 



1.7 

 2.4 



2.5 



3.2 

 3.4 



5.4 



4.8 



18 



5.1 

 11.2 



1.4 

 2.6 



7.4 



2.7 



3.4 

 6.2 



6.0 



4.6 

 5.3 

 5.1 

 6.0 

 5.2 

 3.2 

 4.4 

 4.2 



2.1 

 4.2 



14.3 



4.5 



3.S 

 12.3 



16.4 

 11.6 



23.0 42.7 

 14.3 34.7 



19.7 

 24.8 



31.9 

 38.1 



7.0 27.7 4'>.0 



6.4 

 9.1 

 4.0 

 8.1 

 7.9 

 3.0 

 5.9 

 3.4 



29.9 

 26.9 

 37.0 

 32.4 

 28. 6 

 38.9 

 29.0 

 38.1 



41.0 

 41.5 

 42.4 

 41.0 

 47.5 

 46.6 

 45.0 

 43.4 



2.4 

 2.0 



12.4 

 10.0 



2.7 

 8.7 



Per cent, of Digestible 

 Matter. 



« 



1.3 

 1.2 



1.1 

 (2.8) 



8.7 



(7.8) 



6.2 



6.3 



7.0 



9.2 



18.8 



(6.4) 



(5.4) 



a. 5) 



(7.1) 



15.7 

 (3.5) 



65.6 

 (50.7) 

 64.8 

 .54.5 

 61.5 

 47.3 

 51.2 

 (66.7) 

 (64.4) 

 (65.5) 

 (66.2) 



0.6 

 1.6 



1.0 



1.0 

 1.5 

 0.9 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 0.4 

 1.4 

 0.5 



(0.3) 



0.2 

 0.1 

 0.2 



1.6 

 (1.8) 

 4.6 

 4.6 

 7.5 

 2.6 

 1.0 

 (1.6) 

 (3.3) 

 (2.0) 

 (1.9) 



2.0 C7.1) (66.4) (l.S) (77.6) ' 1: 9.9 



o 



o 



4-1 



> 



4-< 



111. 5 

 ; 4.7 



1: 2.9 



1: 4.1 

 (1: 9.1) 



1: 9.4 



1: 5.2 

 1: 5.0 

 1: 5.7 

 U: 5.0) 



1:16.5 

 (1: 5.5) 



1: 4.1 

 1:14.4 



