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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan. 



ANALYSES OF FODDER AETICLES. 



Corn Fodder (Pride of the North). 



Moisture at 100" C. 

 Dry matter, 



Per cent. 



24.87 

 75.13 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry 

 Crude ash, 



" cellulose, .... 



" fat, 



" protein (nitrogenous matter), 

 Non-nitroffenous extract matter. 



Matter. 



6.U 



22.26 

 2.62 

 8.28 



61.70 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents in Corn Fodder. 



Moisture at 100° C, . . ' 24.87 



Nitrogen (161 cts. per lb.), .995 



Phosphoric acid (6 cts. per lb.), .201 



Calcium oxide, .310 



Magnesium oxide, .093 



Potassium oxide (4^ cts. per lb.), 1.465 



Sodium oxide, .794 



Ferric oxide, .026 



Insoluble matter, 1.318 



Valuation per 2,000 lbs f 4 77 



Weight of stalk and ear (average) , • . . . 8 oz. 



" stalk (average), 3 oz. 



" ear (average), 5 oz. 



The above material was cut when the kernels began to 

 glaze. Part of the crop was put into a silo. Both products 

 have been used of late in our feeding experiments with milch 

 cows. 



Corn Cob (Pride of the North). 



[Experiment Station, 1887.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100" C, 24.76 



Dry matter 75.24 



100.00 



