No. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Composition of Feeding Stuffs — Continued. 



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H.\Y AND DRY 



CO.A.RSE 

 tlnued. 



FODDER— Con- 



Hay from: 



Redtop, cut in bloom — 



Minimum, 



Maximum, 



Average, 



Orchard grass — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Timothy,* all analyses — 



Minimum 



Maximum, 



Average 



Timothy, cut in full bloom — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Timothy, cut soon after bloom — 



.Minimum 



Maximum 



Average, 



Timothj-. cut when nearly ripe — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Timothy, cut when ripe — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Cut. when seed was in milk — 



Minimum, 



Maximum 



Average 



Cut, when seed was ripe — 



Minimum 



Maximum, 



Average 



Hungarian grass — 



Minimum, 



Maximum 



Average, 



Meadow fescue — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Italian rye grass — 



Minimum 



Maximum, 



Average, 

 Mixed grasses — 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Average 



Rowen, (mixed)t — 



Minimum 



Per ct. 



6.S 

 11.6 



Maximum, 

 Average, 



Mixed grasses 

 Minimum, 

 Maximum. 

 Average, 



Swamp hay — ■ 

 Minimum, 

 Maximum, 

 Average, 



Palt marsh — 

 Minimum, 

 Maximum.. 

 Average. 



and clovers- 



6. 

 13. 

 9 . 



6. 



2S. 



13.2 



7.0 

 2S.9 

 15.0 



7.S 

 21.6 

 14.2 



7.0 



14.1 



14.3 

 32. S 

 21.2 



22.5 

 26.5 

 24.4 



23.7 

 ,32. S 

 27. S 



4.9 

 9.5 

 7.7 



S.2 



24.4 

 16.6 



S.2 

 25.9 

 19.9 



2.5 

 fi.O 

 4.5 



3.5 



5.4 

 4.4 



5.1 

 3.9 



4.5 

 7.8 

 6.3 



5.6 

 7.6 



7.0 



5.1 



7.S 

 6.4 



5.0 

 7.5 

 6.0 



5.1 

 7.2 

 6.8 



3.9 

 9.6 

 5.5 



3.3 



12.1 



6.7 



5.4 



11.8 

 7.7 



3.8 

 9.8 

 5.9 



5.0 

 7.5 

 6.0 



4.6 

 S.l 



5.7 



4.3 



6.0 

 5.0 



=..3 

 12.9 



7.8 



6.0 

 6.6 

 6.2 



9.6 

 14.8 

 11.6 , 



5.5 ! 

 14.4 

 10.1 



22.3 

 38.5 

 29.0 



22.2 

 37.1 

 29.6 



25.7 

 33.4 

 28.1 



24.8 

 3S.5 

 31.1 



17.7 

 26.8 

 23.0 



23.9 

 24.9 



24. 5_ 



20.4 

 25.7 

 23.8 



23.6 

 36.3 



27.7 



20.1 

 20.0 

 22.5 



19.7 

 H5.1 

 27.6 



46. S ■ 



47.8 



46.4 



32.9 

 48.6 



41.0 



34.3 

 58.5 

 45.0 



34.4 



48. 5 

 41.9 



37.0 

 51.0 

 44.6 



38.0 

 49.1 

 43.7 



31.8 

 51.1 



37.8 



33.2 

 35.4 

 24.2 



33.6 

 33.7 

 33.2 



44.4 

 53.0 



49.0 



28.5 

 45.5 

 38.4 



39.6 

 48.9 

 45.0 



33.4 



50.8 

 41.1 



33.6 

 44.3 

 39.4 , 



31,8 

 48.9 

 41.3 



39.9 

 51.7 

 45.9 



34.1 

 ,54.3 

 44.1 



1.5 I, 

 2.3 , 



2.1 



1.7 . 



3.3 . 

 2.6 



1.0 . 



4.0 . 

 2.5 



2.0 , 



4.0 . 

 3.0 



1.7 . 



3.6 . 

 3.0 



1.0 . 



2.8 . 

 2.2 



2.0 , 



4.2 . 

 3.9 



3.4 . 



4.1 . 

 3.6 



2.8 . 



3.2 , 



■3.0 



1.5 , 



3.5 , 



2.1 



1.6 . 

 3.5 . 

 2.7 



1.3 . 



1.9 . 

 1.7 



1.5 

 3.1 

 2.6 



0.8 

 3.6 

 2.0 



l.« 

 3.1 

 3.4 



10 



68 



12 



n 



12 



10 



IS 



126 



23 



17 



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•Herd's gra.*? of X«>w England and New Tork. 

 tPecond cut. 



