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lade and jelly. Finally a detailed list of forty-two of the best 

 known varieties are given, several of which are referred to in Dr. 

 Gifford's Florida Notes, which we published last month. The 

 bulletin contains ten full page plates, and we cordially recom- 

 mend it for general reading throughout the Territory. 



BULLETIN NO. 1 3. 



The Composition of Some Hawaiian Feeding Stuffs, by Ed- 

 mund C. Shorey, Chemist, Hazami Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion. Washington, ipo6. In response to frequent requests re- 

 ceived by the Experiment Station requesting the composition of 

 Hawaiian grown feeding stuffs, Mr. Shorey has prepared 

 this bulletin. With regard to the commonly cultivated plants 

 of which analyses are available, the question arose as to how far 

 the average analyses of plants grown elsewhere represent the 

 composition of Hawaiian grown crops. In other words, it was 

 desirable to ascertain whether our climate, soil and methods of 

 cultivation exercise any special effect upon the composition of 

 the crops. To answer this question and also supply data, a series 

 of analyses has been conducted as part of the regular routine 

 work of the chemical laborator>^ of the station. The first results 

 of these experiments is published in the bulletin. The first group 

 of feed stuffs to be treated were the various saccharine and non- 

 saccharine sorghums, including sorg^hum, sugar-cane tops, millet 

 and Kaffir corn. Of wild and cultivated grasses thirteen varie- 

 ties are enumerated as having been subjected to analyses, includ- 

 ing Guinea grass (Panicuni jnmcntorum), Para grass 

 (Panicum molle), and Water grass (Paspalum dilatati'im) , 

 Barnyard grass {Panicum crus-galli), Manienie or Bermuda 

 grass (Capriola dactylon), Hilo grass {Paspalum conjugatum), 

 Buffalo grass {Stenotaphrum secundatiim) , Pilipiliula {Chryso- 

 pogon aciculatus), Kukaipua {Syntherisma sanguinalis) , Pili 

 grass {Hetcropogon contortus) and Yard grass {Eleusine in- 

 die a) . 



Among Leguminous forage crops were treated Alfalfa, Wild 

 Cowpea, Cowpea and Spanish clover and the following forage 

 weeds w^ere also examined: Pigweed, Pualele or sow thistle 

 {Sonchus oleraceus), Honohono {Commelina nudiflora) and Ki 

 {bidejis pilosa). Most of the weeds analyzed were very suc- 

 culent, that is, they contained a very small proportion of nutritive 



