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COMPOSITION OF AMERICAN 



Compiled and calculated by E. H. 



GREEN FODDER. 

 CEIIEAL GRASSES: 



Coi 11 (rnaizti) fodder a — 



Flint varieties 



Fliut varieties, cut after 



kernels had glazed 



Dent varieties 



Dent varieties, cut after 



kernels had glazed 



Sweet varieties 



All varieties 



Leaves and hnsks, cut 



green 



Stripped stalks, cut green 



Sorghnni, whole plant 



Tlye fodder 



Oat fodder 



Other grasses: 



KeAtoy d(Agrosti» vulgaris) in 



hlooni 



Tall oat grass c {Arrhenathe- 



rum avenaceum) in bloom . 



Orchard grass (Dactylis glome- 



rti^a) in bloom 



Meadow fescue (festuca pra 



tensxs) in bloom 



'Jl\moi\iyf(Phleum,pratense) — 



All analyses 



Before bloom, headed 



In full bloom 



Just after bloom 



In seed, nearly ripe 



Kentucky bliie-grassgr (Poa 

 pratensis) — 



All !in.aly8es 



Before bloom, headed 



In bloom 



Past bloom and in seed. . . 

 Legumes: 



Red clover {l^ifolium pra- 

 tense) — 



All analyses 



Befoi e bloom 



In bloom 



After bloom and in seed. . 

 Alsike clover ft (TrifoUum 



hybridxim) in bloom 



Alfalfa i {Medicago sativa) — 



All analyses 



Cow.pea 



Soja bean 



8ILAGE. 



Corn (maize) silage 



Corn (maize) kernels, ensiled . . . 

 Sorghum silage 



In fresh or air-dry material. 



P.ci. 

 51.5 



69.7 

 59.5 



59.5 

 69.3 

 51.5 



57.9 

 74.5 

 63.9 

 74.7 

 31.3 



P.ct. 

 90.8 



83.7 

 93.6 



80.7 

 92.9 

 93.6 



71.3 



77.4 

 86.4 

 84.3 

 78.6 



51. 5 76. 2 

 62. 3 73. 5 



66.9 



67.6 



47.0 

 61.7 

 57.3 

 56.3 

 58.0 



51.7 

 59.9 

 62.9 

 51.7 



47.1 

 61.2 

 47.1 

 61.1 



72.3 



49.3 

 72.8 

 69.4 



62.4 

 21.1 

 71.9 



77.3 



73.2 



78.7 

 78.6 

 71.9 

 6.5.2 

 77.8 



82.5 

 70.8 

 75.7 

 55.9 



91.8 

 82.7 

 91.8 

 74.2 



77.3 



82.0 

 93.1 

 81.2 



87.7 

 54.4 

 78.0 



P. ct. 

 79.8 



77.1 

 79.0 



73.4 

 79.1 

 79.3 



66.2 

 76.1 

 79.4 

 76.6 

 62.2 



65.3 



69.5 



73.0 



69.9 



61.6 

 70.7 

 65,1 

 59.4 

 62.3 



65.1 

 64.7 

 69.1 

 54.4 



70.8 

 72.0 

 72.7 

 68.2 



74.8 



71.8 



83.6 



74.8 



79.1 

 41.3 

 76.1 



Ash. 



Protein 



(NX 6.25). 



P. ct. 

 1.1 



1.5 

 1.:! 

 1.2 



2.9 

 0.7 

 1.1 



1.8 



2.3 



2.0 



2.0 



1.8 



2.1 

 l.S 

 2.0 

 2.3 

 2.2 



2.8 



2.4 

 3.4 



2.1 

 2.4 

 2.2 

 2^2 



2.0 



2.7 

 1.7 

 2.4 



1.4 

 1.0 

 1.1 



a Corn fodder is the entire plant, usually a 

 thickly planted crop. Corn stcver is what is 

 left after the ears are harvested. 



6 Included in the analyses immediately pre- 

 ceding. 



Including two unclassified varieties. 



d Herd's grass of Pennsylvania. 



e Meadow oat grass. 



/Herd's grass of New England and New York. 



•7 June grass. 



h Swedish clovei*. 



i Lucern. 



