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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



straw, 3,500 gm. of beets, and 11 cc. of sesame oil. According to the 

 author's analysis, this furnished 27.43 gm. of true protein, 13.72 gm. of 

 amids, and 0.10 gm. of nitrates. The test lasted 8 days. The daily 

 nitrogen balance was as follows: In food 7.72 gin., in urine 2.77 gm., in 

 feces 4.02 gm. ; gain, 0.03 gm. The coefficients of digestibility were: 

 Dry matter 55 per cent, protein 47.0 per cent, fat 53.1 per cent, crude 

 fiber 34.0 per cent, and nitrogen-free extract 66.3 per cent. The sheep 

 gained 0.5 kg. in weight during the eight days. In the author's opinion 

 this test does not warrant general deductions. 



The work of other investigators with asparagin is reviewed at length 

 and many experiments quoted in detail. 



Examination of Swedish fodder plants, IV, A. G. Kellgren 

 and L. F. Nilson (K. Landt. Alad. Handl. TidsJcr.,36 (1897), No. .5, pp. 

 299-370). — In continuation of work previously reported (E. S. R., 4, 

 pp. 768, 971 ; 7, p. 497) the authors give the results of a study of the 

 economic fiora of Sweden, especially of the northern regions. Analyses 

 are reported of 6 samples of grasses, 16 of Cyperacese, 25 of Legumi- 

 nosse, and 6 of miscellaneous plants. The investigation includes a 

 comparison of Trifolium pratense grown from native seed and seed from 

 a number of countries. In the following table is given the composition 

 of a number of the feeding stuffs. The greater number of them were 

 grown at the experiment station at Albano (near Stockholm). 



Composition of Swedish/odder plants. 



Naine of variety. 



Grassks. 



Brom us inertn is 



Dactylis glomerata 



Festuca elatior 



Legumes. 



Anthyllis vulneraria 



Astragalus ciccr 



.1 sti agalus faUsatus 



Astragalus glyciphyllus 



.1 stragalus glyciphyllus 



Lathyrus heterophyllus 



Lathyrus la/ ij 'alius 



Lathyrus maritimus 



Lathyrus iiiuritiuius 



Lathyrus platyphyllus 



Melilotu* alha 



Melilotus macrorhiza 



Onobrych is saliva 



Orobus tuberosus 



Globus vermis 



Trifolium pannonicum 



Trifolium pratense (Swedish seed) 

 Trifolium pratense. (Norwegian 



seed ) 



Trifolium pratense (Schlesian seed) 

 Trifolium pratense (English seed) 



Trifolium repens 



Yicia altissima 



Wa- 

 ter. 



Per ct. 



7.10 

 6.27 

 6.79 



7.72 

 6.59 

 6. 14 

 7.11 

 7.46 

 6.65 

 6.65 

 6.76 

 5.75 

 7.05 

 6.79 

 6.86 

 6.32 

 6.19 

 6.92 

 6.07 

 7. 12 



7.21 

 6.72 

 6.54 

 6.81 

 6.52 



Pro- 

 tein. 



tract. 



Per ct. Per ct 



7.00 

 12. 69 

 6.78 



13.91 

 11 67 

 15.17 

 10. 62 



19. 00 

 22. 73 

 18.99 

 15.45 

 13.37 

 27.71 

 17.61 



8.41 

 9.91 



20. 84 

 22. 80 

 13.47 

 13.08 



13.17 

 13.82 

 12.82 

 16. 06 

 14.95 



1.84 

 2.68 

 1.48 



1.94 

 1.64 

 1.87 

 1.91 

 1.99 

 3.06 

 1.87 

 3.47 

 2.48 

 2. 34 

 1.55 

 1.16 

 1.67 

 2.91 

 1.35 

 1.25 

 1.93 



1.87 

 1.92 

 1.72 

 1.78 

 1.58 



Crude 

 nber. 



Nitro- 

 gen 



Free 

 ex- 

 tract. 



Min 



eral 



matter. 



Per ct. Per ct. 

 31.19 I 45.40 

 31.23 38.46 

 33. 99 44. 22 



2K. SO 

 28.37 

 26.38 



25. 37 



22. 86 



28. 20 

 33. 53 

 28.41 



29. 52 

 23.14 

 32.60 

 39.16 

 28.79 

 20.27 



23. 66 

 28.87 

 25.98 



26. 37 

 24 96 

 26.13 

 15.98 

 33. 02 



37. 13 

 41.18 

 41.07 

 45.52 

 41.04 

 30. 64 

 31. 69 



37. 52 

 41.96 

 33. 45 

 32.36 

 36.90 

 47.15 

 43.88 



38. 56 



Per ct. 

 7.47 

 8.67 

 6.74 



10. 44 

 10. 55 

 9.37 

 9.47 

 7.65 

 8.72 

 7.27 

 8.39 

 6.92 

 6.31 

 9.09 

 7.51 

 6. 16 

 5.91 

 6.71 



Total 

 nitro- 

 gen. 



Per ct. 



1. 120 



2. 030 



1.085 



2. 225 

 1.867 



2. 426 

 1.699 



3. 040 

 3. 637 

 3. 038 

 a. 473 

 2. 140 

 4.442 



2. 818 

 1.345 

 1.586 



3. 336 

 3. 648 

 2. 155 

 2.094 



2.108 

 2.211 

 2. 051 

 2.570 

 2.391 



Di- 

 gesti- 

 ble ni- 

 trogen 



in 

 total. 



;'<;• ct. 

 75.3 

 85.2 



75.8 



84.7 



88.1 

 89.7 

 88.1 

 89.3 

 91.2 

 90. 9 

 85.8 

 78.6 

 92.9 

 92.0 

 82.4 

 60.3 

 89.2 

 92.7 

 80.5 

 83.1 



85.6 

 83.0 

 83.7 

 90.3 

 87.9 



Amid 

 nitro- 

 gen in 

 total. 



Per ct. 

 13.9 

 19.5 

 24.9 



30. 8 



25.7 

 27.4 

 16.2 

 28.6 

 35. 3 

 39.4 

 34. 3 

 19.5 

 42. 9 

 38.9 

 24.0 

 12. 6 

 16.9 

 31.7 

 17.2 

 21.4 



23.3 



20.2 

 22.5 

 30.6 

 29.7 



— ¥. W. WOLL. 



