84 AGRICULTUKAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



AIS^ALYSES OF FODDER ARTICLES. 



Corn Fodder (Pride op the North). 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100" C 24.87 



Dry matter, 75.13 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 5.14 



" cellulose 22.26 



" fat, 2.62 



" protein (nitrogenous matter) , 8.28 



Xon-nitrogenous extract matter, 61.70 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents in Corn Fodder. 



Moisture at 100° C, 24.87 



Nitrogen (16i cts. per lb.), 995 



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



Calcium oxide, .310 



Magnesimn 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., |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 



