434 



Nitrogenous matter : non-nitrogenous matter '. '. 1 

 Eaw fiber : entire nutriment ! ; 1 : 23.. 



5.0. 



In the first test the plot selected was in tlie lowest portion of tbe 

 meadow, but in the second test the plot was selected in the highest 

 portion, the grass in this case being mixed with lucerne. 



The soil of this plot is dry loam, with a subsoil of stiff red loam ; 18 

 square feet produced 11^ pounds of material, with an average of 390 

 plants per square foot. 



The observations resulted as follows : 



o ® -g 



u •*-< 



® 03 © 



r- C3 " 



a S 3 



Longest 

 plants. 



Shortest 

 plants. 



Lolium perenne, (rye grass) 



Lolium perenne, fine 



Arrhenatherum elatius 



Festuca pratensis 



Poa pratensis, (blue-grass) 



Bromus moUus, (cheat) 



Medicago sativa, (lucerne) 



Dactylus glomerata, (orchard-grass) ... 



Stellaria holostea 



Alopecerus prateuse 



Phleum pratense, (timothy) 



Holcus lunatus 



Crepeanthemum Lucauthemum, (daisy) 

 Taraxacum officinale, (dandelion) 



167 



92 



79 



17 



8 



8 



5 



4 



4 



2 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Centimeters. 



94.2 



70.5 



112.5 



85.7 



Centimeters. 

 16.4 

 19.3 

 72.0 

 63.5 



One hundred parts of this mixture contain — 



Dried 

 condition. 



Water 



Eaw fiber 



Ash 



Nitrogenous matter 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



9.06 

 25.83 



5.53 

 13.12 



3.60 

 42, 81 



Nitrogenous matter : non-nitrogenous mattter ;; 1 

 Eaw fiber ; entire nutriment '.'. I I 2.3. 



3.6. 



