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ANNUAI. REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



TABLE) NO. 1. 



COMPOSITION OF FEEDING STUFFS. 



Giving the Maximuui, Minimum and Average for Each Ingredient. 



From Farm Bulletin No. 22 of the Department of Agriculture, 



Washington, D. C. 



The figures given do not represent the results of single analyses, 

 bat are the highest and lowest results which have been found in the 

 case of each ingredient. They are given to show the limits within 

 which each ingredient has been found to vary. 



Composition of Feeding Stuffs. 



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GREEN FODDER. 

 Corn fodder:* 



Flint varieties — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Aveiage 



Flint varieties cut after kernels had 

 glazed- 

 Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Dent varieties- 

 Minimum 



Maximum 



Average, 



Dent varieties cut after kernels had 

 glazed- 

 Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Svi^eet varieties 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average, 



Per et. 



51.1 

 90. S 

 79.8 



69.7 

 S3. 7 



77.1 



59.5 

 93.6 

 79.0 



59.5 

 80.7 

 73.4 



69.3 

 92.9 

 79.1 



Per ct. 

 0.7 

 l.S 

 1.1 



0.9 

 1.7 

 1.1 



0.6 

 2.5 

 1.2 



1.0 

 2.2 

 1.5 



0.8 

 2.6 

 1.3 



40 



10 



63 



21 



*Corn fodder is the entire plant, usually a thickly planted crop. 

 after the ears are harvested. 



Corn stover Is what is left 



