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ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 



In order to illustrate this relative production of 

 digestible matter more graphically we present two 

 charts showing clearly the proportions of total di- 

 gestible nutrients and digestible protein in each 

 crop: 



TOTAL DIGESTIBLE MATTER PER ACRE. POUNDS. 



ALFALF? 



RED CLOVER 



TIMOTHY 



RUTABAGA 3000 



MANGEL 



SUGAR BEETS 



LB5. 



3200 



I80O 



LBS. 



DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN PER ACRE, 



RED CLOVER 



OATS ft PEAS 



CORN 



SUGAR BEETS 



Kansas Experiments. J. T. Willard, of the Kan- 

 sas experiment station, has done most interesting 

 work in investigation of the nutritive qualities of al- 



