COMPOSITION OF COARSE FODDERS 271 



AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF AMERICAN FODDERS. 

 (Jenkins and Winton.) 



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Field-Cured Fodders. 5 I |& - II si 1 



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Corn fodder, average 42.2 2.7 4.5 14.3 34.7 1.6 



" " minimum 22.9 1.5 2.7 7.5 20.6 0.6 



" " maximum 60.2 5.5 6.8 24.7 47.8 2.5 



" leaves, average 30.0 5.5 6.0 21.4 35.7 1.4 



" " minimum 14.8 4.3 4.5 17.4 27.3 0.8 



" " maximum 44.0 7.4 8.3 27.4 44.1 2.2 



" stalks, average 68.4 1.2 1.9 n.o 17.0 0.5 



" " minimum 51.3 0.6 1.2 6.9 11.2 0.3 



" " maximum 78.5 2.0 3.0 16.8 26.0 i.o 



" stover, average 40.1 3.4 3.8 19.7 31.9 i.i 



" " minimum 15.4 1.7 1.8 14.1 23.3 0.7 



11 " maximum 57.4 7.0 8.3 32.2 53.3 2.2 



Redtop 8.9 5.2 7.9 28.6 47.4 1.9 



Timothy: 



All analyses 13.2 4.4 5.9 29.0 45.0 2.5 



Cut in full bloom 15.0 4.5 6.0 29.6 41.9 3.0 



Cut soon after bloom 14.2 4.4 5.7 28.1 44.6 3.0 



Cut when nearly ripe 14.1 3.9 5.0 31.1 43.7 2.2 



Red clover 15.3 6.2 12.3 24.8 38.1 3.3 



Alsike clover 9.7 8.3 12.8 25.6 40.7 2.9 



White clover 9.7 8.3 15.7 24.1 39.3 2.9 



Alfalfa 8.4 7.4 14.3 25.0 42.7 2.2 



Cow pea.... 10.7 7.5 16.6 20.1 42.2 2.9 



Wheat straw 9.6 4.2 3.4 38.1 43.4 1.3 



Oat straw 9.2 5.1 4.0 37.0 42.4 2.3 



Green Fodders. 



Corn fodder (Flint) average ... 79.8 i.i 2.0 4.3 12.1 0.7 



" " " minimum . 51.5 0.7 0.6 2.1 4.3 0.3 



11 " " maximum. 90.8 1.8 4.0 11.4 36.3 1.3 



