210 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



of muriate of potash, applied broadcast. On May 8 the 

 field was sown to vetch and oats, 25 pounds of vetch and 

 2 J bushels of oats being used for seed. The crop made an 

 even and rapid growth. About two-fifths of the crop was 

 used for green fodder July 6 to 18. The remainder was 

 cut as hay. The area cut for green fodder yielded 5,053 

 pounds, or 21,800 pounds per acre ; that cut as hay weighed 

 1,750 pounds, or 5,469 pounds per acre. On July 28 

 the land was again ploughed. A fertilizer mixture, com- 

 posed of 100 pounds of nitrate of potash and 300 pounds 

 of ground bone, was applied broadcast and harrowed in. 

 August 4 the field was sown to buckwheat ; this came in 

 bloom September 1. The crop began to be cut for green 

 fodder when in full bloom, September 11, and the cutting 

 was completed September 29. The yield of green fodder 

 was 3,870 pounds, or 7,036 pounds of green fodder per 

 acre. 



Analysis of Vetch and Oats {Green). 



Moisture at 100° C, 79.16 



Dry matter, 20.84 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 8.80 



" cellulose, 30.34 



" fat, 3.90 



" protein, . .13.27 



Nitrogen- free extract matter, . . <, . . . . 43 . 69 



100.00 



