166 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Fertilizing Constihients of Medium Clover. 



Moisture at 100° C 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, 

 Valuation per ton, 



Per Cent. 



5 . 100 

 1.539 

 0.137 

 0.227 

 2.370 

 0.457 

 2.279 

 1.583 

 $10 35 



Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba). 

 [Collected Oct. 3, 1889. (Field C.)] 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry matter, . 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 



" cellulose, 



" fat, , 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), . 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter, . 



Fertilizing Constituents of Sweet Clover. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Calcium oxide, 

 Magnesium oxide, 

 Ferric oxide, . 

 Sodium oxide, 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter, 

 Valuation per ton, 



100.00 



6.90 

 2S.08 



1.85 

 11.81 

 51.36 



100.00 



Per Cent. 



6.360 

 1.938 

 0.373 

 0.025 

 0.077 

 1.673 

 0.436 

 1.770 

 0.013 

 $7 96 



Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa). 



[Past blooming; collected June 20, 1890.] 



Moisture at 100° C, 



Dry matter, 



Per Cent. 



12.17 



'87.83 



100.00 



