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red clover is used for comparison. In order to make the analyses com- 

 parable, they have been brought (in case of the green samples) to sub- 

 stantially a like water basis. In case of the hays, a uniform moisture 

 content of 14 per cent, has been employed. 



Table I. — Chemical Composition of Green Alfalfa and Red Clover. 



Table II. — Chemical Composition of Alfalfa Hay (Red Clover Hay for 

 Comparison). 



A study of the analyses of both the alfalfa and clover shows that these 

 plants resemble each other closely in general chemical composition. They 



1 Feeds and Feeding, 15th edition, 1915, Henry & Morrison. 



* Analyses made at the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. 



