lo May, 1911-] Alexandra Fodder Crof Competition. 



333 



measurements in ten different places, of 13 feet. In order to arrive yt 

 something like an accurate weight, I selected numerous average portions of 

 the respecti\-e crops, weighed a given area, and averaged the whole, with 

 the result that Mr. Kennedy's crop returned an estimated total weight of 

 52^ tons of green fodder per acre. What other fodder crop grown can 

 favourably compare with such satisfactory returns? 



In roughly estimating the commercial value of this crop, the estimated 

 weight per acre and the nutritive composition have both to be taken into 

 consideration. For instance, analvsis shows green Hickory King maize, 



MR. J. CLARK'.S maize CROP (8 ACRES). THORNTON. 

 Yield i>iT acre, 4:? J tons. 



THIRD PRIZE. 



when thoroughly maturerl, that is. when the kernels are in a glazed condi- 

 tion and before entering the ripening stage, to contain the following 

 feeding value: — Protein 2.10 per cent., carto-hydrates 8.37 per cent., fat 

 0.53 per cent. Compare this with bran, which shows, on analysis, protein 

 1 1. 2 per cent., carbo-hydrates 42.2 per cent., and fat 2.5 per cent. On 

 this basis, Mr. Kennedv's crop of 52I tons per acre would 1h' e(|ual in 

 feeding \alue to 8.71 tons of bran. 



The foregoing information is sui)|)lied for the purpose of showing 

 competitors tlic value of maize grown under proper condition.s and fed to 

 stfK-k with lucerne and other leguminous fodders in a well balanced ration 



'I'lie croi) of lucfrne inspected on tlie farm of Christie Bros, w.is \ery 

 line. It well illustrated the suitability of the district for the growing of 

 this vahial)le fodder plant, a few acres of which siiould In.' culti\ated on 

 excrv farm. 



