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[Jan. 



cut, and was cured in cocks. Tlic first cutting did not cure out 

 Avell, owing to a rainy spell during the curing process. It had 

 a black appearance when taken to the barn, and later had to 

 be si)r(>ad in the sun for fni-ther drying. It did not lose its 

 leaves to any extent. The lot was lacking in a satisfactory 

 odor and was slightly musty. The conditions during the cur- 

 ing of the second cutting were more favorable. Both lots were 

 rich in protein (15.28 and 17.82 per cent, in dry matter) and 

 comparatively low in filier (21).7<i and 28. '30 per cent, in dry 

 matter). 



Summary of Coefficients, Periods VI. and VII. {Per Cent.). 



The most noticeable difference in the four single trials with 

 clover hay consists in the variation in the digestion coefficients 

 obtained for the fiber (43-62). This is evidently due, in part 

 at least, to the individuality of the several animals. The fiber 

 in the second cutting was apparently not as dige^^tible as in the 

 first cutting. The other coefficients — excepting the ash, which 

 is found to vary witlely in most all experiments — niay be 

 considered fairly uniform. The coefficients secured by us are 

 higher than the average for all ex]ieriments, probably due to the 

 early cuttings of the crop. When the clover coefficients are 

 compared with our reported ex])eriinents for alfalfa, it is noted 

 that in case of the total dry matter, the former shows to ad- 

 vantage, although th(^ reverse is trne in a comparison of the 



