HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan, 



The above analyses show that the Eureka, when cut in 

 September, contained considerably more water and notice- 

 ably less nitrogen-free extract matter and fat than the Pride 

 of the North. 



Composition of Dry Matter (Per Cent.). 



' Wlieu cut in autumn. 



After Ijeins housed in barn until IMarch. 



The differences in the composition are much more notice- 

 able with the w^ater eliminated. The Eureka (whole plant) 

 contained decidedly more ash and fiber, rather more protein 

 and much less extract matter than the Pride of the North. 



The analyses show that the Pride of the North had reached 

 a more advanced stage of development than the Eureka, and 

 consequently contained a much larger proportion of starchy 

 matter. The stover from the two varieties was quite similar 

 in composition. 



Percentage of Water in Field-cured Material. 



• After being cured in barn for six months, 1903. - As it came from field, 1904. 

 8 After lieinjj; in barn about a month, 1904. * As it came from field, 1904. 



^ After being in barn about three months. 



The field-cured Eureka still continued to contain a high 

 moisture content, due j^'obably to its immaturity and to its 

 unusually coarse, porous stems. 



