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Composition of 100 parts of ash of Red and White Clover 

 hay. (Way.) 



416. Mineral matters contained in a ton of Red (A,) and 

 White Clover (B,) hay. (In pounds and tenths.) ( Way.) 



Silica, 



Phosphoric acid, 



Sulphuric acid, 



Lime, 



Magnesia, - 



Peroxide of iron, - 



Potash, 



Soda, - 



Chloride of sodium, 



Chloride of potassium, 



128.4, 141.1 



417. As will be seen by these various analyses, the clovers 

 are all peculiarly nutritious, containing everything that can be 

 wanted for the growth and sustenance of an animal. The flesh 

 and fat-forming constituents are large, and phosphate of lime, 

 for the formation of bone predominates. The long tap-roots 

 force them away deeply into the subsoil, the fibrous roots col 

 lect nutriment from the surface, and the large fleshy leaves, as 



