100 ITALIAI^T CLOVER. 



Wat's Analysis. 



100 parts as taken green from the field, Juue 4 th. 



Water 82.14 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles 2.9<> 



Fatty matter " .67 



Heat producing principles, starch, sugar, gum, etc, . . G.70 



Woody fibre 5. 78- 



Mineral matter or ash 17^ 



lOO.OO 

 100 parts of the grass dried at 212'* Fahr. 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles 16 60 



Fatty matter 3.73 



Heat producing principles, starch, sugar, gum, etc.. . 37.50 



Woody fibre 32.39 



Mineral matter or ash 9.78 



100.00 



The Trifolium Incarnatum has long been known 

 in England amongst horticulturists as a beautiful 

 border annual. But is is only since 1830 that its cul- 

 tivation has been recommended, as yielding an 

 excellent and abundant crop of fodder for feeding 

 cattle. It has been grown with much success in the 

 southern counties of England. 



In Scotland it has been found to succeed well, 

 when sown on stubble after the oats or barley has 

 been removed, with no previous preparation, save a 

 course or two of harrowing, just sufficient to stir up 

 the soil to the depth of an inch or two, so that the 

 seed may be more easily covered. 



It was first introduced into this country in 1818, 

 by Mr. B. Hands of Chester Town, Penn. The year 

 previous he had been traveling in Italy. 



He thus describes it in its native fields : In making 

 one of the usual excursions from Naples his atten- 



