250 AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY 



Clover when ripe. 



1 . The crop contains a larger 4. Some of the nutrients in the 



amount of fiber. crop are transferred to the 



2. The crop contains a smaller seeds > leavin S less in the 



per cent, of protein than s ems * 



when in full bloom. 5- At maturity, there are less 



of the essential oils than at 



3. A larger yield per acre is any other period. 



secured, and the crop is 6> At maturity, the crop is less 

 more concentrated in car- digestible than at full 



bohydrates. bloom. 



COMPOSITION OF CLOVER AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH. 



COMPOSITION OF THE DRY MATTER OF THE LEAVES AND STEMS. 



When the largest amount of any compound in the crop 

 is taken as 100, the percentage amounts at the different 

 periods of growth are as follows : 



