Alfalfa in Kansas. 



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STEMS. 



The leaves contain a higher per cent of ash, nitrogen-free extract and 

 ether extract than the stems. They also contain more than twice as 

 much protein. 



CONSTITUENTS OF ALFALFA HAY AND ALFALFA MEAL. 



Grinding alfalfa hay into meal does not change its chemical composi- 

 tion. A load of alfalfa hay was sampled before grinding, and then a 

 sample was taken from the meal after grinding. These two sample?^ 

 were as near alike in composition as two samples usually are when both 

 are taken from the same lot of hay or the same lot of meal. 



TABLE No. 39. Feeding constituents in alfalfa hay, and alfalfa meal made from the same hay. 



THE FEEDING CONSTITUENTS IN CORN SILAGE, KAFIR SILAGE, AND 

 SORGHUM SILAGE. 



Silage is a feed that goes well with alfalfa. The average composition 

 of a number of samples of corn silage, kafir silage and sorghum silage 

 are given here. The first set of figures is calculated to a 10 per cent 

 moisture basis in order to be more comparable with dry alfalfa hay. The 

 second set is calculated to a 70 per cent moisture basis. This is the usual 

 moisture content of silage. The protein content of alfalfa is more than 

 twice that of silage, if they are compared on the same moisture basis. 

 The ash and crude fiber are higher in alfalfa than in silage, while the 

 nitrogen-free extract and ether extract are lower. 



TABLE No. 40. Percentage composition of corn silage, kafir silage and sorghum silage. 

 10 PER CENT MOISTURE BASIS. 



70 PER CENT MOISTURE BASIS. 



