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THE CLOVEfiS ANALYZED. 



centage of water, and, if artificially dried, as in the 

 trials given above, and then exposed to the air, it will 

 absorb from 10 to 15 per cent, of water, showing that 

 no hay is absolutely dry by any ordinary processes. In 

 England, the percentage of water in well-made hay is 

 about 16, and hay artificially dried will absorb that 

 amount, if exposed again to the air. I do not think the 

 percentage here would be so large, for obvious reasons. 

 In the analysis of the hay of the reed canary grass, 

 made by Professor Horsford, and given on a preceding 

 page, the percentage was but 10.24. That was a well- 

 cured specimen, taken after it had passed the period of 

 blossoming, and the amount of water is, perhaps, slightly 

 below the average. 



It will be seen that a great difference exists in the 

 valuable constituents of the grasses. 



Lowest. Highest. Average. 



Flesh-forming principles, .... 6.08 17.29 11.68 



Fat-producing principles, . . . . 2.11 3.67 2.89 



Heat-giving principles, 38.03 57.82 47.92 



TABLE IX. ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL GRASSES. (In 

 100 parts of the grass dried at 212 Fahr.) 



