44 The Fepcling of Animals 



No of Per cent 



aualys.es ash 



Mixed grasses 106 7. 



Timothy grass 9 6.8 



English ray grass 11 12,1 



Red clover, in bloom 113 6.9 



White clover, in bloom 4 7.3 



Seradella, in bloom 3 9.8 



Buckwheat 17 8.2 



Potatoes 59 3.8 



Sugar beets 149 3.8 



Mangel-wurzel 19 7.6 



Turnips 32 8. 



Carrots 11 5.8 



Winter wheat 110 2. 



Oats 57 3.1 



Summer barley 57 2.6 



Maize 15 1,4 



Peas 40 2.7 



Field beans 19 3.6 



It is important to know that these variations pertain 

 not alone to the qnantity of ash but to the proportions 

 of compounds which it contains: 



The mineral compounds of plants and feeding stuffs 



[per cent in the dry matter) 



Phos- Sul- 



Pot- Mag- Iron phorie furic Chlor- 



ash Soda Lime nesia oxide adid acid Silica iiie 



Mixed grasses l.SG .26 1.11 .48 .11 ..''.O M 2. .43 



Timothy hay 2.;!7 .12 Svo .22 .00 .80 .19 2.19 .33 



Redcloverinbloom2.21 .13 2.39 .75 .07 .(50 .22 .18 .26 



White clover 1.57 ..53 2.21 * .09 .15 .94 .54 .33 .31 



Alfalfa 1.74 .13 3. .30 .14 .03 .42 .70 .22 



Buckwheat 2.54 .19 3.32 1.09 .12 ..50 .30 .09 .06 



Roots 



Potatoes 2.27 .11 .10 .19 .04 .64 .25 .08 .13 



Sugar beets 2.03 .34 .23 .30 .04 .47 .10 .09 .18 



Fodder beets 3.!tO 1.23 .28 .83 .06 .05 .23 .15 .75 



Turnips 3.04 .79 .85 .30 .00 1.02 .90 .15 .41 



Carrots 2.02 1.10 .02 .24 .05 .70 .35 .13 .25 



