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FORAGE LEGUMINOS^ 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrosienous matter 



Nitrogen 



In loo parts 



seed 



I2'25 



373 



9-87 



2-97 



44'o6 



27*12 



lOO'OO 



4-32 



The mineral composition is about the same as that of all leguminous 

 seeds in which the potash and phosphoric acid content is relatively 

 high. It is the proportion of phosphoric acid which most usually 

 varies in the different varieties. 



Silica 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia ... 



Potash 



Soda 



Oxide of iron 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



The husks give the following figures :- 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



The mineral elements are 



Silica 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia ... 



Potash 



Soda 



Oxide of iron 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



Judging from these results this plant seems, in areas where it is 

 abundant and where pasture is scarce, to be of some value. Both 



