170 ALFALFA. 
TABLE NO. LXXVI. 


COMPOSITION OF DRY MATTER. 







Se) \icruidel Nitro- 
ecole Pro- | pens Fiber les free Ash 
tein | | Ex't 
7 Dye, Ge |li2ian Ciel ies Cini Seine We |e Ge 
Teeoranesy, (Ses INNS 3 Gacoocecen coos concocoonooc 2720 9) pall 2eaion| -78 | 35.13 | 46.09 | 5.25 
TeXoKON SS}, (wis Iwi 3l Aha scoop uoncnanossccososcecod | °8.97|13.44, 1.53|37.05|43.76| 4.22 
Blossoms, Cut June 12.......... ee . | 18.58 19.37 | 3.28 | 19:55 | 52.25 | 5.55 
| | 
Alfalfa, 5 months afier Seeding......... 22.64 | 11.81 3.30:| 37.84 39.31 7.69 
Birst Crop ofeAlicl tan tlayecessasseecescce 189.71 |15.00] 3.06] 33.27] 4037] 8.30 
Second Crop of Alfalfa Huy.............. | 89.38 |17.62 | 208 | 34.33 | 40.00 | 5.97 
TAUPE, Ska ogaran cbonavosoocooooda sec AGaeboaSaodee | 93 40 | 36.94 | 10.61 | 13.55 | 35.29 | 3.61 



The samples of roots and blossoms, as given in the table 
immediately preceding were taken from the Station plots. 
The five months old alfalfa was taken from the farm of Mr. 
Baird, Edina, Minn. The first and second crop alfalfa hay 
was taken from the farm of Mr. A. B. Lyman, Excelsior, 
Minn. The alfalfa seed was a sample of a Turkestan variety 
from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The small 
amount of protein in the very young alfalfa is noticeable. 
The samples of hay from Mr. Lyman’s farm are believed to 
be fairly representative of alfalfa hay produced in Minnesota. 
