COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA 



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Composition of the Crops of the Different Cuttings 



The chief pomt of difference between the com- 

 position of tlie samples of the green forage is in 

 percentage of moisture, the samples representing 

 the first and last cuttings showing a much higher 

 content of water than those of the cuttings made 

 in midsummer. The composition of the dry 

 matter, however, shows the true differences. The 

 first and fifth cuttings show a much higher per- 

 centage of protein and ash, indicating a higher 

 feeding value and that they were not so fully ma- 

 tured as the others, although the different cuttings 



