180 ALFALFA. 
TABLE LXXXII. 


POUNDS OF DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN 100 LBS. 



* 5 7 Nitrogen 
Mater Race pees eae. t Fiber 
Hog Millet its ccc. soscsescaessesoseees 63.9 2.6 9.2 53.8 6.4 
Barley.-...- sone amaccalnesonucdoccscreee 70.6 1.8 eal 56.6 2.4 
( BX0y He eqoocenceeccdeosearpoccnaecanecscncaab 80.1 3.1 9.2 67.4 abl 
(O En ea daoniscoadadsnbenonsacmar cosateausedenc 65.5 3.9 9.2 49.4 1.6 
RE AalSe vores (aves een sasseneeteen wee tencest 80.2 5 19.4 55.1 4.5 
IRSY Csr ener sectececnmcsescecestsueaneecenaea| 72.9 15 10.5 58.0 1.3 
WHC At coos acnoneateanpee senassecauee te 73.0 1.5 11.0 57.3 eS: 
Wihe ate SHO TESS cs .uecscceocteseatce 67.0 -2.3 10.0 54.4 5 
Red Dog Floutr..... Saeeadisreeedecesene 78.0 2.0 Won 60.1 a hae 






A comparison of these figures shows that hog millet con- 
tains as much digestible nutrients as barley and oats and 
nearly as much as corn. 
CONCLUSIONS. 
A variety of alfalfa has been grown in Minnesota for 
thirty or forty years and has proved to be perfectly hardy 
wherever tried. 
Alfalfa for hay should be cut when one-third of the blos- 
soms have appeared because at this stage it will yield the 
largest amounts of the several nutrients in the most valu- 
able forms. 
Alfalfa produced in Minnesota contains more protein 
than red clover and has a greater feeding value than wheat 
bran. 
Alfalfa hay contains large amounts of the most valuable 
fertilizing materials and when fed on the farm the fertility of 
the soil is increased. 
Alfalfa hay is equal in digestibility to red clover. It is 
more digestible when fed with corn or barley meal than 
when fed alone. 
Hog millet is equal in digestibility to barley, wheat and 
shorts, but is not as digestible as corn meal or oil meal. 
Hog millet contains as much digestible nutrients as 
barley. 
