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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Results from different methods of seeding corn, 1895 and 1S96. 



1 Protein, 2.3 cts. per lb. ; fat, 1.14 cts. per lb. ; nitrogen-free extract and fiber, 0.94 ct. per lb. 



While broadcasting gave the largest total yield of forage, the feeding 

 value of the product was lower. The tillage which can be given corn 

 planted in hills is considered an important factor, as it conserves mois- 

 ture and enables the crop to mature, while in the case of broadcasting 

 the moisture supply of the soil is soon exhausted. To determine the 

 best time for cutting analyses of the crop were made at different times, 

 and from these the yield of constituents was calculated as follows: 



Yield per acre of green corn fodder and constituents when cut at different stages of 



maturity. 



Date of cutting. Stage of maturity. 



Green ^ni™ 

 *>»*>•; tenl 



Nitro- 

 gen- Crude 

 free ex- fiber, 

 tract. I 



Ash. 



August 2 In bloom 



A nun st 17 i In milk 



August 31 ' Roasting ear . 



September 10 do 



September 24 .. Mature 



Lbs. 



24. 805 



27, 8!!0 

 30, 250 



28, 980 

 30, 108 



Per ct. 

 85.25 

 87.31 

 82.56 

 81.37 

 69.75 



Lbs. 



2,124 



2,200 



2, 912 



3,188 



5,598 



Lbs. 

 807 

 957 

 1,499 

 1,466 

 2,282 



Lbs. 

 268 

 244 

 293 

 278 

 319 



The work of other stations confirming these results is briefly 

 described. 



Data are given for the yield and composition of mixtures of oats and 

 peas, oats and barley, and for oats and barley grown alone. The 

 author ranks oats and peas next to corn as a forage crop. For late 

 forage barley is recommended instead of oats, as it makes a better 

 growth in late summer. A table shows that mixed oats and peas are 

 relatively rich in protein and ash as compared with oats, barley and 

 oats, and barley. "Oats and peas furnish a larger percentage of ash 

 than any of the other forage crops grown by us." 



Samples of the roots and tops of crimson, red, and medium clover were 

 taken November 2 and the nitrogen determined. The results follow: 



Amount of nitrogen stored up by different varieties of clover. 



Variety. 



Crimson clover. . 



Red clover 



Mammoth clover 



Nitrogen 

 in tops. 



Pounds. 



125. 28 



63. 11 



67.57 



Nitrogen 

 in roots. 



Pounds. 



30. 66 

 40. 25 

 78.39 



Total ni- 

 trogen per 

 acre. 



Pounds. 



155.94 

 103.88 



145.96 



